single cell

Lone biological unit

Single cell describes organisms consisting of only one cell, like bacteria or amoeba: single-cell organisms, single-celled life forms.

In spreadsheets and databases, a single cell is one unit in a grid where data is entered.

In prison contexts, a single cell houses one inmate rather than multiple.

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under the microscope · nucleus · membrane · cytoplasm · division · microscope · prokaryote · eukaryote · mitosis · protist · lonely · solitary · solitary confinement · prison · jail · confinement · isolation · spreadsheet

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biological organization

single celltissue

Disposable soft paper

organ · organ system · organism · colony · whole organism

organism type

single cellmulticellular

Having multiple cells

plant · animal · fungus · human · vertebrate

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