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adipocyte
ad·i·po·cyte [ áddipə st ] (plural ad·i·po·cytes)


noun 
Definition:
 
fat-storing cell: a cell that synthesizes and stores fat
[Mid-20th century. < modern Latin adiposus (see adipose)]
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