cell theory

1. 1.

   (biology) the theory that cells form the fundamental structural and functional units of all living organisms; proposed in 1838 by Matthias Schleiden and by Theodor Schwann

   Synonymscell doctrine

   Broaderscientific theory

   biology

Questions about cell theory

What does cell theory mean?

cell theory means "(biology) the theory that cells form the fundamental structural and functional units of all living organisms; proposed in 1838 by Matthias Schleiden and by Theodor Schwann".

What is another word for cell theory?

Close synonyms include cell doctrine. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cell theory a common word?

cell theory is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.