pilocyte

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noun

Any cell with prominent external hair-like structures.

OriginLatin pilus →
Scrabble 15
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Meanings

nounpilocyte (plural pilocytes)

plural pilocytes

  1. biologyAny cell with prominent external hair-like structures.

Origin

  1. Latinpilus
  2. Englishpilocyte

From Latin pilus + -cyte.

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Translations

French pilocyte
  • pilocytehair-like cell

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

epicotyllipocyte
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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