acellular
/eɪˈsɛljələr/
adjective
- Not made up of cells; lacking cells or cellular structure.
- Acellular vaccines contain only parts of germs, not whole cells.
- Some medical materials are acellular to reduce the risk of rejection by the body.
- The biologist studied an acellular slime mold, which is a single mass of cytoplasm.
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