intracellular

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adjective

Inside or within a cell.

“an intracellular process”

Opposite
extracellular
OriginEnglish cellular ← Latin intrā ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros →
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Meanings

adjectiveintracellular (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyInside or within a cell.

    an intracellular process

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
extracellular

adjectivelocated or occurring within a cell or cells

Opposite
extracellular

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁énteros
  3. Latin*interus
  4. Latinintrā
  5. Englishintra-
  6. Englishcellular
  7. Englishintracellular

From intra- + cellular.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Catalan intracel·lular
  • intracel·lularwithin a cell
Czech nitrobuněčný
  • nitrobuněčnýwithin a cell
Finnish solunsisäinen
  • solunsisäinenwithin a cell
French intracellulaire
  • intracellulairewithin a cell
German intrazellulär
  • intrazellulärwithin a cell
Hungarian intracelluláris
  • intracelluláriswithin a cell
Indonesian intraseluler
  • intraselulerwithin a cell
Italian intracellulare
  • intracellularewithin a cell
Norwegian intercellulær
  • intercellulærwithin a cell
Polish wewnątrzkomórkowy
  • wewnątrzkomórkowywithin a cell
Portuguese intracelular
  • intracelularwithin a cell
Romanian intracelular
  • intracelularwithin a cell
Russian внутрикле́точный, интрацеллюля́рный
  • внутрикле́точный (vnutriklétočnyj)within a cell
  • интрацеллюля́рный (intracelljuljárnyj)within a cell
Spanish intracelular
  • intracelularwithin a cell
Swedish intracellulär
  • intracellulärwithin a cell
Ukrainian внутрішньокліти́нний
  • внутрішньокліти́нний (vnutrišnʹoklitýnnyj)within a cell
Vietnamese nội bào
  • nội bàowithin a cell
Cite this entry
APA

intracellular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intracellular

MLA

“intracellular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intracellular. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intracellular,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intracellular.

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