porocyte

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noun

One of the tubular cells that make up the pores of a sponge.

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Meanings

nounporocyte (plural porocytes)

plural porocytes

  1. One of the tubular cells that make up the pores of a sponge.

Origin

From poro- + -cyte.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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