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cell (Enemy combatants), noun enemy group, exxremist group, rebel organization, saboteurs, subversives, unnerground extremists
Associated concepts: enemy combatants, justice courts, miliiary tribunals, Patriotic Act, prison cells, sleeper cell, terrorist cell
cell (jail), noun cage, cella, chamber, compartment, confined room, confinement, cubicle, cubiculum, enclosed cage, incarceration, jailhouse, penitentiary, pound, prison, prison house, small cavity, small room, solitary abode
See also: chamber, jail, penitentiary, prison

CELL. A small room in a prison. See Dungeon.



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Foam cells compress fully and distribute the air pressure to adjoining cells.
Although natural fillers/fibers can act as nucleating agents (15), the inherent moisture of natural fillers/fibers, as well as the volatiles that are released during processing due to the presence of extractives, cause significant deterioration of the foam cell structure, that is, nonuniform cell distribution and a large average cell size (16-21).
The macrophages get clogged with cholesterol and become what scientists call foam cells, which are one of the earliest markers of atherosclerosis," Bernal-Mizrachi added.
 
 
 
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