fat cell

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   cells composed of fat

   Synonymsadipose cell

   Broadersomatic cell

Questions about fat cell

What does fat cell mean?

fat cell means "cells composed of fat".

What is another word for fat cell?

Close synonyms include adipose cell. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fat cell a common word?

fat cell is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.