cell line
noun Cell Biology.
a perpetuating strain of cells in laboratory culture.
Origin of cell line
First recorded in 1950–55
Words nearby cell line
cell culture,
cell cycle,
cell division,
cell fusion,
cell inclusion,
cell line,
cell lineage,
cell membrane,
cell pack,
cell phone,
cell plate
British Dictionary definitions for cell line
cell line
noun
biology
a clone of animal or plant cells that can be grown in a suitable nutrient culture medium in the laboratory
Medical definitions for cell line
cell line
n.
Cells grown in tissue culture and representing generations of a primary culture.