cell vs compartment

cell and compartment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cell	Yes	No	No	No
compartment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, compartment is a hypernym of cell; that is, compartment is a word with a broader meaning than cell:

cell (noun)	compartment (noun)
(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals	a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area
a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction	a space into which an area is subdivided
a room where a prisoner is kept
small room in which a monk or nun lives
any small compartment
a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement