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CELL WALL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A rigid layer of polysaccharides enclosing the membrane of plant and prokaryotic cells; maintains the shape of the cell and serves as a protective barrier

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("cell wall" is a kind of...):

layer (a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another)

Holonyms ("cell wall" is a part of...):

plant cell (a cell that is a structural and functional unit of a plant)

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 Context examples: 

Ampicillin sodium inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis by binding to penicillin binding proteins, thereby inhibiting peptidoglycan synthesis, a critical component of the bacterial cell wall.

(Ampicillin Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

Ampicillin trihydrate inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis by binding to penicillin binding proteins, thereby inhibiting peptidoglycan synthesis, a critical component of the bacterial cell wall.

(Ampicillin Trihydrate, NCI Thesaurus)

The cells appear to be producing novel cell wall structures to achieve this deflection.

(Rare mineral discovered in plants for first time, University of Cambridge)

Any rod shaped bacteria that does not require oxygen to grow or respirate and has a peptidoglycan rich cell wall that stains dark purple with the Gram staining technique.

(Anaerobic Gram Positive Bacillus, NCI Thesaurus)

Any spherical shaped bacteria that does not require oxygen to grow or respirate and has a cell wall that contains low levels of peptidoglycan and stains pink with the Gram staining technique.

(Anaerobic Gram Negative Coccus, NCI Thesaurus)

Mezlocillin binds to and inactivates penicillin-binding proteins (PBP) located on the inner membrane of the bacterial cell wall.

(Mezlocillin, NCI Thesaurus)

A sodium salt form of nitrofurantoin, a synthetic derivative of imidazolidinedione (hydantoin) that inhibits bacterial DNA, RNA, and cell wall protein synthesis.

(Nitrofurantoin Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

A monohydrate form of nitrofurantoin, a synthetic derivative of imidazolidinedione (hydantoin) that inhibits bacterial DNA, RNA, and cell wall protein synthesis.

(Nitrofurantoin Monohydrate, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic derivative of imidazolidinedione, Nitrofurantoin inhibits bacterial DNA, RNA, and cell wall protein synthesis.

(Nitrofurantoin, NCI Thesaurus)

Any rod shaped, anaerobic bacteria that cannot convert carbohydrates into acids and alcohols and has a cell wall that contains low levels of peptidoglycan and stains pink with the Gram staining technique.

(Non-Fermentative Gram Negative Bacillus, NCI Thesaurus)