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lactocyte

lactocyte noun: a milk-producing cell in the mammary epithelium.

Noun

lactocyte (plural lactocytes)

  1. A milk-producing cell in the mammary epithelium.

Forms of lactocyte

plurallactocytes

Origin of lactocyte

From lacto- + -cyte.

Questions about lactocyte

What does lactocyte mean?
Lactocyte means a milk-producing cell in the mammary epithelium.
What part of speech is lactocyte?
Lactocyte is a noun.
What is the plural of lactocyte?
The plural of lactocyte is lactocytes.

Words near lactocyte in the dictionary

  1. lactococcus
  2. lactocrite
  3. lactocrites
  4. lactocyclicin
  5. lactocystin
  6. lactocyte
  7. lactocytes
  8. lactodehydrogenase
  9. lactodensimeter
  10. lactodensimeters
  11. lactoderm

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