adjective
cellular
SEL-yuh-ler/ˈseljələr/
Composed of small enclosed units.
The microscope reveals the plant tissue's tightly joined cellular compartments.
Etymology
Cellula means a little cell or room, giving cellular the sense of consisting of small compartments, especially in tissue. Wireless systems extend that image to geographic cells served by transmitters.
In context
Irreversible cellular necrosis. So the cells are dead fully.
More examples
- The researcher studies cellular growth.
- The material has a lightweight cellular structure.
- The diagram traces changes at the cellular level.
Similar words
- porous
- Contains small openings without necessarily organized cell-like compartments.
- microscopic
- Too small to see unaided, not necessarily related to cells.