subcelln.
/ˈsʌbsɛl/, U.S. /ˈsəbˌsɛl/ A cell within a cell, or a subdivision of a cell (in various senses).
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reticular cell1832
torula1833
reserve cell1842
subcell1844
parenchyma cell1857
pedicel cell1858
nettle cell1870
heterocyst1872
prickle cell1872
angioblast1875
palisade cell1875
sextant1875
spindle cell1876
neuroblast1878
body cell1879
plasma cell1882
reticulum cell1882
stem cell1885
Langhans1886
basal cell1889
pole cell1890
myelocyte1891
statocyst1892
mast cell1893
thrombocyte1893
iridocyte1894
precursor1895
nurse cell1896
amacrine1900
statocyte1900
mononuclear1903
oat cell1903
myeloblast1904
trochoblast1904
adipocyte1906
polynuclear1906
fibrocyte1911
akaryote1920
Rouget cell1922
Sternberg–Reed1922
amphicyte1925
monoblast1925
pericyte1925
promyelocyte1925
pituicyte1930
agamete1932
sympathogonia1934
athrocyte1938
progenitor1938
Reed–Sternberg cell1939
submarginal1941
delta cell1942
mastocyte1947
squame1949
podocyte1954
transformed cell1956
transformant1957
spheroplast1958
pinealocyte1961
immunocyte1963
lactotroph1966
mammotroph1966
minicell1967
proheterocyst1970
myofibroblast1971
cybrid1974
1844 W. H. Walshe Anat., Physiol., Pathol., & Treatm. Cancer i. 30 Its globular structure seems the same as in ordinary scirrhus, the globules containing subcells, nuclei, or granules.
1866 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 17 395 The section of a young anther thus constructed is subdivided into eight subcells if the anther be complete.
1908 Gen. Electric Rev. 11 131/2 The switches are mounted in fire-proof cells,..with the solenoids in small sub-cells.
1991 New Civil Engineer 3 Oct. 29/1 Licence holder Cheshire County Council and partner and site owner Waste Management need to have the first of the three subcells within the area ready before the neighbouring landfill area..fills completely.
2002 Combat & Survival Nov. 25/2 A superb insight into the workings of seal teams plus the secretive sub-cell that tested out some of America's major military assets for breaches in security.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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