noncellular

[ non-sel-yuh-ler ]

adjective

1. not composed of or containing cells:

   Cytoplasm is noncellular.

Word History and Origins

Origin of noncellular¹

non- + cellular

Example Sentences

By the third trimester, the volume of plasma, the noncellular, fluid component of blood, has increased by 50% or more.

From Science Magazine

Cellular immunotherapies generally take blood cells and train them to fight blood cancers, such as leukemia or lymphoma, whereas noncellular immunotherapies are mostly used for solid tumors, like lung or bladder cancer.

From Seattle Times

Apple is also releasing a noncellular version, which will run you $329.

From Washington Post

As the students were studying stained specimens, however, sufficient details of the field were observable that could have permitted them to distinguish among different cells and between cells and the noncellular elements of the tissue.

From Scientific American

The algæ are a stage higher in the evolutionary scale than the undifferentiated noncellular plasmodium.

From Project Gutenberg