adipocyte

noun

adipocyte

noun

Etymology From adipo- + -cyte.

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Biology, Cytology, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences a type of cell, present in adipose tissue, where fat is stored as a source of energy

Derived terms: adipocytic, adipocytogenesis, adipocytogenic, adipocytolysis, intraadipocyte, nonadipocyte, periadipocyte, preadipocyte

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