Eli5: What are human body cells made of?

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I were never good at Biology, but always wanted to know what a cell is actually made off. I know there are some little things in the cell, but what I meant, what chemical elements is one made off?

I suppose mostly of H2O, but maybe something else. That’s why I’m here, as I couldn’t find anything online. Maybe I’m just too stupid to find things on the web, but anyways, I would love to know it. Thank you guys!

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You have the right answers already but you might appreciate the perspective that a professor gave me. Cells are basically bags of seawater. Whether single cells swimming in the ocean, freshwater lakes or walking around on land as part of a complex organism, they all work to maintain an internal saltwater composition similar to the sea.

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