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cell-free

cell-free adjective: lacking cells; not involving cells.

Adjective

cell-free (not comparable)

  1. Lacking cells; not involving cells.
    • a cell-free system

Forms of cell-free

alternative formcellfree

Origin of cell-free

From cell + -free.

Questions about cell-free

What does cell-free mean?
Cell-free means lacking cells; not involving cells.
What part of speech is cell-free?
Cell-free is an adjective.

Words near cell-free in the dictionary

  1. cell walls
  2. cell yell
  3. cell-adhesion molecule
  4. cell-adhesion molecules
  5. cell-cell junction
  6. cell-free
  7. cell-mediated immune response
  8. cell-mediated immune responses
  9. cell-mediated immunities
  10. cell-mediated immunity
  11. cell-oriented programming

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