adipocyte

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noun

a type of cell, present in adipose tissue, where fat is stored as a source of energy

OriginLatin cyta ← Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos) ← English adipo- →
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Meanings

nounadipocyte (plural adipocytes)

plural adipocytes

  1. biologya type of cell, present in adipose tissue, where fat is stored as a source of energy

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
fat cell

Origin

  1. Englishadipo-
  2. Ancient Greekκῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)
  3. Latincyta
  4. Englishadipocyte

From adipo- + -cyte.

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Translations

Arabic خَلِيَّة دُهْنِيَّة
  • خَلِيَّة دُهْنِيَّةtype of cell
Bulgarian адипоцит
  • адипоцит (adipocit)type of cell
Czech tuková buňka
  • tuková buňkatype of cell
Finnish rasvasolu, adiposyytti
  • rasvasolutype of cell
  • adiposyyttitype of cell
French adipocyte
  • adipocytetype of cell
Hindi वसाणु
  • वसाणु (vasāṇu)type of cell
Hungarian zsírsejt
  • zsírsejttype of cell
Indonesian adiposit
  • adiposittype of cell
Italian adipocito
  • adipocitotype of cell
Malay sel lemak, adiposit
  • sel lemaktype of cell
  • adiposittype of cell
Polish adipocyt
  • adipocyttype of cell
Portuguese adipócito
  • adipócitotype of cell
Russian адипоци́т
  • адипоци́т (adipocít)type of cell
Spanish adipocito
  • adipocitotype of cell
Swedish adipocyt, fettcell
  • adipocyttype of cell
  • fettcelltype of cell
Cite this entry
APA

adipocyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adipocyte

MLA

“adipocyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adipocyte. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adipocyte,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adipocyte.

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