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cell-produced

|cell-pro-duced|

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/sɛl prəˈduːst/

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/sɛl prəˈdjuːst/

produced by a cell

Etymology
Etymology Information

'cell-produced' originates from English, specifically from the element 'cell' (from Latin 'cella') and the past-participle form of 'produce' (from Latin 'producere'), where 'cella' meant 'small room' and 'producere' meant 'to bring forth'.

Historical Evolution

'cell' came into English via Latin 'cella' (through Old French/Medieval Latin), and 'produce' came from Latin 'producere' via Old French 'produire' and Middle English; the compound construction combining a noun + past participle ('cell-produced') is a modern English formation used in scientific contexts.

Meaning Changes

Initially, 'cell' meant 'small room' and 'produce' meant 'to bring forth'; over time the combined form 'cell-produced' came to specifically mean 'produced by a cell' in biological usage.

Meanings by Part of Speech

Adjective 1

produced by a cell or cells (typically used in biology to describe substances, compounds, proteins, or signals that are generated within or secreted from cells).

The immune response was driven by cell-produced cytokines.

Synonyms

cell-derivedcell-madeendogenously produced

Antonyms

Last updated: 2025/11/09 14:35