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ADIPOSE CELL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cells composed of fat
Synonyms:
adipose cell; fat cell
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("adipose cell" is a kind of...):
somatic cell; vegetative cell (any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes)
Meronyms (substance of "adipose cell"):
fat (a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides))
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