Cell (biology) — Allium cells in different phases of the cell cycle … Wikipedia
cell — n. 1 a small room, esp. in a prison or monastery. 2 a small compartment, e.g. in a honeycomb. 3 a small group as a nucleus of political activity, esp. of a subversive kind. 4 hist. a small monastery or nunnery dependent on a larger one. 5 Biol. a … Useful english dictionary
Brood comb — The brood comb is the beeswax structure of cells where the queen bee lays eggs. It is the part of the beehive where new brood is raised by the colony. During the summer a good queen may lay 1500 2000 eggs per day, which results in 1500 2000 bees… … Wikipedia
Topic outline of cell biology — [ micrograph of a moss s leaf cells at 400X magnification.] : For a more comprehensive list, see the List of cell biology topics. Cell biology (formerly cytology, from the Greek kytos , container ) is an academic discipline that studies cells –… … Wikipedia
Outline of cell biology — Light micrograph of a moss s leaf cells at 400X magnification. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to cell biology: Cell biology (formerly cytology, from the Greek kytos, container ) – academic discipline that… … Wikipedia
brood cell — noun 1. : gonidium 2. : a cell in bee comb used for the rearing of a larva … Useful english dictionary
queen cell — noun : one of the large irregular thick walled special cells usually attached to the base of a brood comb in which the larvae of the queen bees are reared … Useful english dictionary
incubation groove — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In bumblebees, a broad depression across the top of the brood comb cell or on top of a group of larvae, into which a lone gyne lies to facilitate warming of the larvae … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
-cyte — comb. form Biol. a mature cell (leucocyte) (cf. BLAST). Etymology: Gk kutos vessel * * * ˌ ̷ ̷ noun combining form ( s) Etymology: New Latin cyta, from Greek kytos hollow vessel : cell … Useful english dictionary
-blast — comb. form Biol. 1 an embryonic cell (erythroblast) (cf. CYTE). 2 a germ layer of an embryo (epiblast). Etymology: Gk blastos sprout * * * ˌblast, aa(ə)st, aist noun combining form ( s) Etymology: New Latin blastus, from Greek blastos; akin to… … Useful english dictionary
-ont — comb. form Biol. denoting an individual of a specified type (symbiont). Etymology: Gk on ont being * * * ˌänt noun combining form ( s) Etymology: Greek ont , ōn, present participle of einai to be : cell : organism … Useful english dictionary