The smallest possible unit cell of a lattice, having lattice points at each of its eight vertices only.
〔晶体〕原胞，初基晶胞
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But for a given lattice, which of the many possible primitive cells should be selected?
That's why people think juvenile onset diabetes is the ideal problem for stem cells to solve: those primitive cells from embryos, foetuses or adult organs, which have the ability to turn into the tissues you want.
As an example. it is shown that the two-dimensional honeycomb structure can not be viewed as a Bravais lattice unless the proper primitive cell and basis are selected.
Definition of primitive cell in US English:
primitive cell
noun
Crystallography
The smallest possible unit cell of a lattice, having lattice points at each of its eight vertices only.
〔晶体〕原胞，初基晶胞
Example sentencesExamples
But for a given lattice, which of the many possible primitive cells should be selected?
As an example. it is shown that the two-dimensional honeycomb structure can not be viewed as a Bravais lattice unless the proper primitive cell and basis are selected.
That's why people think juvenile onset diabetes is the ideal problem for stem cells to solve: those primitive cells from embryos, foetuses or adult organs, which have the ability to turn into the tissues you want.