Basic unit of life Crossword Clue

Last seen in: Universal · 2026-10-23

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(noun)

  1. (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
  2. a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction
  3. a room where a prisoner is kept
  4. small room in which a monk or nun lives
  5. any small compartment
  6. a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
  7. a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement

(noun)

  1. (usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
  2. a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use

(adjective)

  1. pertaining to or constituting a base or basis

(adjective satellite)

  1. of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base
  2. serving as a base or starting point
  3. reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality

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    Basic unit of life (4)

    Universal · Oct 23, 2026

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