English words for 'plural of programmed cell death'
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noun
noun
- a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metazoans to control cell number and eliminate cells that threaten the animal's survival
- (biology, cytology) A process of programmed cell death by which cells undergo an ordered sequence of events which leads to death of the cell, as occurs during growth and development of the organism, as a part of normal cell aging, or as a response to cellular injury.
adj
- relating to cells
- characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization)
- Of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells.
- (of a fabric) Light to mid-weight, having a regular cell-like construction with small perforations, generally woven; (of a garment) made of cellular fabric.
noun
noun
noun
- The disintegration or destruction of cells.
- (medicine, pathology) A gradual recovery from disease.
- The breakdown of molecules into constituent molecules.
- (architecture) A plinth or step above the cornice of the podium in an ancient temple.
- (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria
- recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside
noun
noun
- (cellular automata) A configuration of cells that appears to consume another configuration by gradually causing it to disappear.
- A person or animal who eats.
- A fruit or other food that is suitable for eating, especially one that is intended to be eaten uncooked.
- someone who consumes food for nourishment
- any green goods that are good to eat
prefix
noun
- (cellular automata) The number of living cells in a pattern.
- (prison) General population.
- A count of the number of residents within a political or geographical boundary such as a town, a nation or the world.
- (by extension) The people with a given characteristic.
- (computing) The act of filling initially empty items in a collection.
- The people living within a political or geographical boundary.
- (statistics) A group of units (persons, objects, or other items) enumerated in a census or from which a sample is drawn.
- (biology) A collection of organisms of a particular species, sharing a particular characteristic of interest, most often that of living in a given area.
- the number of inhabitants (either the total number or the number of a particular race or class) in a given place (country or city etc.)
- the people who inhabit a territory or state
- a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area
- the act of populating (causing to live in a place)
- (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn
noun
noun
- (cellular automata) The set of cells within an oscillator that switch between being alive and dead over the course of the oscillator's period.
- (mathematics, algebra) A quantity having magnitude, direction, and position.
- (meteorology) A type of powerful horizontal-axis atmospheric vortex generated by the interaction of strong winds with mountainous terrain.
- (automotive, cycling) In a disc brake, the metal disc attached to the wheel hub.
- An amusement park and carnival ride consisting of a rotating cylindrical chamber in which centrifugal force adheres riders to the wall as the floor drops away, creating a sensation of defying gravity.
- A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump.
- (aviation) The wing of a helicopter or other rotary-wing aircraft.
- rotating mechanism consisting of an assembly of rotating airfoils
- the rotating armature of a motor or generator
- the revolving bar of a distributor
noun
- (cellular automata) A particular still life configuration with seven living cells.
- A solid block of soap, from which standard bar soap is cut.
- Any solid block of food, such as meat or sugar.
- (informal, slang) A catloaf.
- (also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking.
- (Cockney rhyming slang) Ellipsis of loaf of bread: the brain or the head.
- a quantity of food (other than bread) formed in a particular shape
- a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating
verb
noun
noun
- a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metazoans to control cell number and eliminate cells that threaten the animal's survival
- (biology, cytology) A process of programmed cell death by which cells undergo an ordered sequence of events which leads to death of the cell, as occurs during growth and development of the organism, as a part of normal cell aging, or as a response to cellular injury.
noun
noun
- The disintegration or destruction of cells.
- (medicine, pathology) A gradual recovery from disease.
- The breakdown of molecules into constituent molecules.
- (architecture) A plinth or step above the cornice of the podium in an ancient temple.
- (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria
- recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside
noun
noun
- (cellular automata) A configuration of cells that appears to consume another configuration by gradually causing it to disappear.
- A person or animal who eats.
- A fruit or other food that is suitable for eating, especially one that is intended to be eaten uncooked.
- someone who consumes food for nourishment
- any green goods that are good to eat
noun
- (cellular automata) The number of living cells in a pattern.
- (prison) General population.
- A count of the number of residents within a political or geographical boundary such as a town, a nation or the world.
- (by extension) The people with a given characteristic.
- (computing) The act of filling initially empty items in a collection.
- The people living within a political or geographical boundary.
- (statistics) A group of units (persons, objects, or other items) enumerated in a census or from which a sample is drawn.
- (biology) A collection of organisms of a particular species, sharing a particular characteristic of interest, most often that of living in a given area.
- the number of inhabitants (either the total number or the number of a particular race or class) in a given place (country or city etc.)
- the people who inhabit a territory or state
- a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area
- the act of populating (causing to live in a place)
- (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn
noun
noun
- (cellular automata) The set of cells within an oscillator that switch between being alive and dead over the course of the oscillator's period.
- (mathematics, algebra) A quantity having magnitude, direction, and position.
- (meteorology) A type of powerful horizontal-axis atmospheric vortex generated by the interaction of strong winds with mountainous terrain.
- (automotive, cycling) In a disc brake, the metal disc attached to the wheel hub.
- An amusement park and carnival ride consisting of a rotating cylindrical chamber in which centrifugal force adheres riders to the wall as the floor drops away, creating a sensation of defying gravity.
- A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump.
- (aviation) The wing of a helicopter or other rotary-wing aircraft.
- rotating mechanism consisting of an assembly of rotating airfoils
- the rotating armature of a motor or generator
- the revolving bar of a distributor
noun
- (cellular automata) A particular still life configuration with seven living cells.
- A solid block of soap, from which standard bar soap is cut.
- Any solid block of food, such as meat or sugar.
- (informal, slang) A catloaf.
- (also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking.
- (Cockney rhyming slang) Ellipsis of loaf of bread: the brain or the head.
- a quantity of food (other than bread) formed in a particular shape
- a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating
verb
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adj
- relating to cells
- characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization)
- Of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells.
- (of a fabric) Light to mid-weight, having a regular cell-like construction with small perforations, generally woven; (of a garment) made of cellular fabric.