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- n any small compartment
the cells of a honeycomb - n (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
- n a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction
- n a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement
- n a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
- n small room in which a monk or nun lives
- n a room where a prisoner is kept
- Scientists believe stem cells from human embryos could hold the key to treatments and cures for disease.
- In the battle over stem cell science, progress is at war with process.
- The debate over stem cell research has raised many questions across the nation.