adipócito

See also: adipocito

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.d͡ʒiˈpɔ.si.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.d͡ʒiˈpɔ.si.to/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.diˈpɔ.si.tu/ [ɐ.ðiˈpɔ.si.tu]

Hyphenation: a‧di‧pó‧ci‧to

Noun

adipócito m (plural adipócitos)

(cytology) adipocyte (a type of cell, present in adipose tissue, where fat is stored as a source of energy)

Further reading

“adipócito”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“adipócito”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026