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cel

noun \ˈsel\

Definition of CEL

:  a transparent sheet of celluloid on which objects are drawn or painted in the making of animated cartoons

Variants of CEL

cel also cell \ˈsel\
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Origin of CEL

short for celluloid
First Known Use: 1933

Rhymes with CEL

bel, bell, belle, cell, dell, dwell, el, ell, fell, gel, Hel, hell, jell, knell, l, mell, quell, sell, shell, smell, snell, spell, swell, tell, well, yell

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164 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. cel
  2. cell
  3. absorption cell
  4. accessory cell
  5. acid cell
  6. adhesive cell
  7. adventitial cell
  8. albuminous cell
  9. anther cell
  10. antheridial cell
  11. antigen-presenting cell
  12. apical cell
  13. auxiliary cell
  14. bacteroidal cell
  15. band cell
  16. barrier cell
  17. basal cell
  18. beta cell
  19. bichromate cell
  20. bladder cell
  21. blood cell
  22. body cell
  23. bone cell
  24. bristle cell
  25. brood cell
  26. bulliform cell
  27. cadmium cell
  28. canal cell
  29. central cell
  30. chalice cell
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