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brain cell

brain cell noun: a neuron.

Noun

brain cell (plural brain cells)

  1. (colloquial) A neuron.
    • Did you know that you have brain cells in your stomach?2018 October 12, Naomi Alderman, “What the gut knows”, in New Statesman
  2. (excessive, figuratively, humorous) Taken as a unit of intelligence, especially in small quantities.
    • Those two morons only have one brain cell to share between them.

brain cell meaning in Vietnamese

brain cell in Vietnamese

cell in brain
tế bào não

Forms of brain cell

pluralbrain cells
alternative formbraincell

Words formed from brain cell

Questions about brain cell

What does brain cell mean?
Brain cell means a neuron.
What is brain cell in Vietnamese?
Brain cell in Vietnamese is tế bào não. See Brain cell meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is brain cell?
Brain cell is a noun.
What is the plural of brain cell?
The plural of brain cell is brain cells.

Words near brain cell in the dictionary

  1. brain bucket
  2. brain buckets
  3. brain cancer
  4. brain cancers
  5. brain candy
  6. brain cell
  7. brain cells
  8. brain chip
  9. brain chips
  10. brain cloud
  11. brain clouds

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