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Cellulair

Cellulair is an adjective used in Dutch to describe things related to cells or consisting of cells. The closest English equivalent is cellular, and the French equivalent is cellulaire. The term derives from Latin cellula, meaning a small chamber or cell.

In Dutch-language biology, medicine, and related fields, cellulair is used to discuss cellular structures, tissues, and

In materials science, cellular describes foams and lattices that contain many cell-like voids; such cellular materials

See also: cellular biology, cellular automaton, cellular structure, cellular tissue.

processes.
In
English,
similar
usage
is
expressed
with
cellular;
in
French,
with
cellulaire.
The
concept
covers
phenomena
at
the
cell
level,
including
cellular
membranes,
organelles,
and
cellular
division.
are
valued
for
lightness
and
energy
absorption.
In
computing,
cellular
automata
describe
systems
of
grid-based
cells
evolving
under
local
rules,
a
concept
used
in
modeling
complex
behavior.
Dutch
texts
may
form
compound
terms
using
cellulair
in
a
way
analogous
to
English
cellular.