adipocyte
noun
adipocyte is spelled A-D-I-P-O-C-Y-T-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, adipocyte means “a type of cell, present in adipose tissue, where fat is stored as a source of energy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of adipocyte is adipocytes.
How many letters and syllables are in adipocyte?
| Letters | 9: A-D-I-P-O-C-Y-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is adipocyte?
Adipocyte appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of adipocyte
- adipocytes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does adipocyte mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
a type of cell, present in adipose tissue, where fat is stored as a source of energy
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Adipocyte in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense type of cell:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does adipocyte come from?
From adipo- + -cyte.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).