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prickle cell

prickle cell noun: synonym of spinous cell; a polyhedral cell in the epidermis having many spines that form intercellular bridges.

prickle cell: synonym of spinous cell; a polyhedral cell in the epidermis having many spines that form...
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Noun

prickle cell (plural prickle cells)

  1. Synonym of spinous cell; a polyhedral cell in the epidermis having many spines that form intercellular bridges.
    Synonyms:
    spinous cell

prickle cell meaning in Tamil

prickle cell in Tamil

முட்செல்

Synonyms of prickle cell

Forms of prickle cell

pluralprickle cells

Origin of prickle cell

From prickle + cell.

Words formed from prickle cell

  • prickle cell layer

Questions about prickle cell

What does prickle cell mean?
Prickle cell means synonym of spinous cell; a polyhedral cell in the epidermis having many spines that form intercellular bridges.
What is prickle cell in Tamil?
Prickle cell in Tamil is முட்செல். See Prickle cell meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is prickle cell?
Prickle cell is a noun.
What is the plural of prickle cell?
The plural of prickle cell is prickle cells.

Words near prickle cell in the dictionary

  1. prickingly
  2. prickings
  3. prickish
  4. prickishness
  5. prickle
  6. prickle cell
  7. prickle cells
  8. prickle-cell
  9. prickle-cells
  10. prickleback
  11. pricklebacks

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Adapted from Wiktionary: prickle cell (page history and authors); prickle cell (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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