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CELL THEORY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cell theory mean? 

CELL THEORY (noun)
  The noun CELL THEORY has 1 sense:

1. (biology) the theory that cells form the fundamental structural and functional units of all living organisms; proposed in 1838 by Matthias Schleiden and by Theodor Schwannplay

  Familiarity information: CELL THEORY used as a noun is very rare.


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CELL THEORY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(biology) the theory that cells form the fundamental structural and functional units of all living organisms; proposed in 1838 by Matthias Schleiden and by Theodor Schwann

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

cell doctrine; cell theory

Hypernyms ("cell theory" is a kind of...):

scientific theory (a theory that explains scientific observations)

Domain category:

biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)


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