CommonParlance
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Ordinary-language usages. Seeded from the Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025, CC BY 4.0.
Context admission
Admitted. Context admission is separate from purpose assessments and factual verdicts.
Why maintain this knowledge?
No justification recorded. This does not mean the knowledge is unjustified; no applicable assessment has been adopted.
Particular uses
These assessments concern specific investigations, audiences, or applications. They do not replace the default justification or authorize other uses.
No particular uses recorded here.
Review or propose an assessment
Purpose authoring is optional. Propose a more specific default or a particular use only when there is something more specific to say. Each proposal includes its scope and reasoning in one market.
Purpose assessments are separate from factual reasoning and context admission. A missing or denied purpose does not change a factual verdict or prevent context creation.
Child contexts
- Science Proposed
Terms in this context
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cytokinesis in CommonParlance
- definition organic process consisting of the division of the cytoplasm of a cell following karyokinesis bringing about the separation into two daughter cells
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cytokinetic in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to the division of the cytoplasm of a cell following the division of the nucleus
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cytokinin in CommonParlance
- definition any of a class of plant hormones that promote cell division and delay the senescence of leaves
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cytol in CommonParlance
- definition the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism
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cytologic in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to the science of cytology
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cytologic smear in CommonParlance
- definition a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
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cytologic specimen in CommonParlance
- definition a specimen used for cytologic examination and diagnosis
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cytological in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to the science of cytology
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cytologist in CommonParlance
- definition a biologist who studies the structure and function of cells
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cytology in CommonParlance
- definition the branch of biology that studies the structure and function of cells
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cytolysin in CommonParlance
- definition a substance that partly or completely destroys animal cells
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cytolysis in CommonParlance
- definition pathological breakdown of cells by the destruction of their outer membrane
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cytolytic in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to cytolysis, the dissolution or destruction of a cell
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cytomegalic in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to or characterized by greatly enlarged cells
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cytomegalovirus in CommonParlance
- definition any of a group of herpes viruses that enlarge epithelial cells and can cause birth defects; can affect humans with impaired immunological systems
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cytomembrane in CommonParlance
- definition a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like sodium or potassium or calcium) in and out of the cell
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cytopathogenic in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to or causing pathological changes in cells
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cytopenia in CommonParlance
- definition a deficiency of some cellular element of the blood
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cytophilic antibody in CommonParlance
- definition a type of antibody that has an affinity for certain kinds of cells, in addition to and unrelated to its specific affinity for the antigen that induced it, because of the properties of the Fc portion of the heavy chain.
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cytophotometer in CommonParlance
- definition a photometer that can be used to locate and identify chemical compounds in a cell by measuring the intensity of the light that passes through stained sections of the cytoplasm
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cytophotometric in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to the study of cells by means of a cytophotometer
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cytophotometrically in CommonParlance
- definition by cytophotometric means
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cytophotometry in CommonParlance
- definition the study of chemical compounds inside a cell by means of a cytophotometer
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cytoplasm in CommonParlance
- definition the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism
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cytoplasmatic in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to cytoplasm