(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 large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids |
a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction | an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads |
a room where a prisoner is kept | a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk |
small room in which a monk or nun lives | a cell for violent prisoners |
any small compartment | as much as a tank will hold |
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 | |