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  • woody made hard like wood as the result of the deposition of lignin in the cell walls
  • intussusception (biology) growth in the surface area of a cell by the deposit of new particles between existing particles in the cell wall
  • chitin a tough semitransparent horny substance; the principal component of the exoskeletons of arthropods and the cell walls of certain fungi
  • mycoplasma any of a group of small parasitic bacteria that lack cell walls and can survive without oxygen; can cause pneumonia and urinary tract infection
  • lysozyme an enzyme found in saliva and sweat and tears that destroys the cell walls of certain bacteria
  • action potential the local voltage change across the cell wall as a nerve impulse is transmitted
  • true bacteria a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella
  • eubacteria a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella
  • eubacterium a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella
  • apposition (biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material
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