Cell

What “Cell” means

Noun

1. A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
2. A small monastery or nunnery dependent on a larger religious establishment.
3. A small room in a monastery or nunnery accommodating one person.
4. A room in a prison or jail for one or more inmates.
5. Each of the small hexagonal compartments in a honeycomb.

Verb

1. To place or enclose in a cell.

Noun

1. A cellular phone.

Where the word comes from

From Middle English celle, selle, from Old English cell (attested in inflected forms), from Latin cella (“chamber, small room, compartment”), later reinforced by Old French cel, sele, Old French cele. Ultimately from Proto-Italic *kelnā, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover”). Doublet of cella and hall.

Ellipsis of cell phone, itself a clipping of cellular phone, from cellular + phone.

Business name ideas with “Cell”

Industries where “Cell” fits

We suggest this word for 2 business types and industries, including:

• Biotech Company
• Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)