Translations for „cell“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

cell [sel] N

1. cell (phone):

cell

celular m

2. cell (in prison):

cell

cela f

Phrases:

cell BIOL, POL

célula f

a single cell animal

um organismo unicelular

terrorist cell

célula terrorista

cell phone N, cellular phone [ˈseljʊlər, Brit -əʳ] N

cell phone

(telefone) celular m

Usage examples with cell

terrorist cell

célula terrorista

cancer cell

célula f cancerígena

a single cell animal

um organismo unicelular

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In recent experiments, scientists have been able to coax embryonic stem cell to turn into beta cells in the lab.

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The agency also shredded documents related to the terror cell.

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When a plant cell is placed in hypotonic solution, water enters into a cell by osmosis and as a result turger pressure develops.

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Currently, 21 collaborative efforts are underway, ranging from maternal-infant research to cardiovascular disease treatment to stem cell therapy.

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The condemned cell held a variety of prisoners, before they began their journey to the scaffold.

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Executioner caspases go on to digest the cell from the inside out.

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In 1991, scientists became aware that self-avoidance was also present in non-neuronal cell types, such as leech comb cells, which might similarly form discrete domains.

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However, if the liver is damaged, the liver cell (hepatocyte) membrane becomes more permeable and some of the enzymes leak out into the blood circulation.

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Thus, each agent can be represented by a characteristic fingerprint of cell-line responsiveness, indicated by the bar graph presentation.

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Notably, when officers in that city nabbed their jewel-swallowing thief this week, they already had a ready-made dry cell in which to put him.

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