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cell wall Definition

cell wall

noun

Biol. the nonliving covering or separating wall of a cell; esp., the relatively rigid covering of a plant cell, containing cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, etc.

cell wall Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • have: Their cells have no cell walls, and they do not produce their own food ( as plants do ).

Adjective modifier

  • microbial: Charlie Harrington graduated in Microbiology from Glasgow University where he developed an interest in chemical microbiology and the study of microbial cell walls.

Modifies a noun

  • synthesis: He continued with his PhD working with Dr. Julia Douglas on the regulation of cell wall synthesis in yeast.
  • polymer: He spent four years studying the synthesis of cell wall polymers, this time those in bacteria.