the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. located or occurring outside of a living cell or cells. Opposite of intracellular.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Being, occurring, or done outside of a cell: opposed to intracellular: as, cavitary or extracellular digestion, respiration, etc., as distinguished from any vital process or physiological activity inside of the cells of which the body is composed.
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adj. located or occurring outside a cell or cells
Word Usage
"The viral RNA challenge falls short because the genomes of such viruses do decay in extracellular environments."