cell wall
noun
: the usually rigid nonliving permeable wall that surrounds the plasma membrane and encloses and supports the cells of most plants, bacteria, fungi, and algae see cell illustration
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Ten men escaped from the Orleans Parish Prison in the early hours of May 16, breaching a cell wall and using a blind spot to flee undetected.
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 24 July 2025
The scientists started with a molecule derived from the natural compound coumarin, and chemically linked it to the component of penicillin that kills bacteria by destroying their cell walls.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 13 June 2025
Pears, more noticeably than other fruits, have these stone cells with thicker cell walls, which give the flesh a gritty texture; no doubt, the better pears are cultivated to make the stone cells less noticeable to the human palate.
—Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 15 June 2025
Calcium is an essential plant nutrient that is required for proper growth, especially for the development of cell walls in the tomato fruit.
—Nora Doonan, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 24 July 2025
The scientists started with a molecule derived from the natural compound coumarin, and chemically linked it to the component of penicillin that kills bacteria by destroying their cell walls.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 13 June 2025
Pears, more noticeably than other fruits, have these stone cells with thicker cell walls, which give the flesh a gritty texture; no doubt, the better pears are cultivated to make the stone cells less noticeable to the human palate.
—Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 15 June 2025
Calcium is an essential plant nutrient that is required for proper growth, especially for the development of cell walls in the tomato fruit.
—Nora Doonan, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
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“Cell wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cell%20wall. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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