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 inmates broke out of a New Orleans jail in May, using electric hair trimmers with multiple clipper blades to help cut their way through the cell walls.
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Nic Anderson, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
Not to be confused with sodium hypochlorite in household bleach, hypochlorous acid is a weak acid that can be safely used on the skin and that destroys an array of harmful microbes by attacking cell walls.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 23 Dec. 2025
Authorities said the inmates fled through a hole in a cell wall after ripping away a toilet and sink unit on the morning of May 16.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
The same pigment that gives us different skin tones and protects us from UV rays is packed into the cell walls of these Chernobyl fungi.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 Dec. 2025
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Nic Anderson, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
Not to be confused with sodium hypochlorite in household bleach, hypochlorous acid is a weak acid that can be safely used on the skin and that destroys an array of harmful microbes by attacking cell walls.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 23 Dec. 2025
Authorities said the inmates fled through a hole in a cell wall after ripping away a toilet and sink unit on the morning of May 16.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
The same pigment that gives us different skin tones and protects us from UV rays is packed into the cell walls of these Chernobyl fungi.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Cell wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cell%20wall. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.
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