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FAT CELL

Pronunciation (US):

• FAT CELL (noun)
The noun FAT CELL has 1 sense:

1. cells composed of fat

Familiarity information: FAT CELL used as a noun is very rare.

• FAT CELL (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Cells composed of fat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

adipose cell; fat cell

Hypernyms ("fat 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 "fat cell"):

fat (a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides))

"A sound mind in a sound body."
(English proverb)
"A danger foreseen is half-avoided."
(Native American proverb, Cheyenne)
"The smarter you get the fewer words you'd say."
(Arabic proverb)
"He who lives fast goes straight to his death."
(Corsican proverb)

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