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Detailed Synonyms for cell theory in English
cell theory:
cell theory [the ~] noun
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the cell theory
– (biology) the theory that cells form the fundamental structural and functional units of all living organisms; proposed in 1838 by Matthias Schleiden and by Theodor Schwann 1the cell doctrine; the cell theory– (biology) the theory that cells form the fundamental structural and functional units of all living organisms; proposed in 1838 by Matthias Schleiden and by Theodor Schwann 1