"cellularize" meaning in English

See cellularize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: cellularizes [present, singular, third-person], cellularizing [participle, present], cellularized [participle, past], cellularized [past]
Etymology: cellular + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cellular|ize}} cellular + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} cellularize (third-person singular simple present cellularizes, present participle cellularizing, simple past and past participle cellularized)
  1. (biology, transitive) To separate into distinct cells. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-cellularize-en-verb-ejsv~Qhq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize Topics: biology, natural-sciences

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