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lophocyte

lophocyte noun: a type of large cell found in the mesohyl of sponges which produces fibrillar collagen.

Noun

lophocyte (plural lophocytes)

  1. A type of large cell found in the mesohyl of sponges which produces fibrillar collagen.

Forms of lophocyte

plurallophocytes

Questions about lophocyte

What does lophocyte mean?
Lophocyte means a type of large cell found in the mesohyl of sponges which produces fibrillar collagen.
What part of speech is lophocyte?
Lophocyte is a noun.
What is the plural of lophocyte?
The plural of lophocyte is lophocytes.

Words near lophocyte in the dictionary

  1. lophocerine
  2. lophocoronid
  3. lophocoronids
  4. lophocratian
  5. lophocratians
  6. lophocyte
  7. lophocytes
  8. lophodont
  9. lophodonty
  10. lophogastrid
  11. lophogastrids

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