Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hela cell

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables: hela -cell
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An immortal cell line that can divide an unlimited number of times in a laboratory cell culture plate, as long as fundamental cell survival conditions are met.

Etymology

Named after the American cancer patient Henrietta Lacks.

Inflected Forms

HeLa cells (plural)

Questions

What does hela cell mean?: An immortal cell line that can divide an unlimited number of times in a laboratory cell culture plate, as long as fundamental cell survival conditions are met.
Where does hela cell come from?: Named after the American cancer patient Henrietta Lacks.

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