fat cell

noun

A cell of the body whose primary function is to store fat.

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adipocyteadipose cell
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Meanings

nounfat cell (plural fat cells)

plural fat cells

  1. medicineA cell of the body whose primary function is to store fat.

    Synonyms: adipocyte

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA cell of the body whose primary function is to store fat.

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adipocyte

More synonyms by meaning

nouncells composed of fat

Similar
adipose cell
Broader
somatic cellvegetative cell

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian мастна клетка
  • мастна клетка (mastna kletka)adipocyte — see also adipocyte
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APA

fat cell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fat%20cell

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fat cell,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fat%20cell.

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