karyon vs cell

karyon and cell both are nouns.

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

karyon (noun)	cell (noun)
a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction	(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 device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction
	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