LIPOCYTE

Etymology

Noun

lipocyte (plural lipocytes)

(cytology) An adipocyte in connective tissue that stores and metabolizes fat.

Anagrams

• epicotyl, pilocyte

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

18 December 2024

ROOT

(noun) (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; “thematic vowels are part of the stem”


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