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pilocyte

pilocyte noun: any cell with prominent external hair-like structures.

pilocyte: any cell with prominent external hair-like structures
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Noun

pilocyte (plural pilocytes)

  1. Any cell with prominent external hair-like structures.

Forms of pilocyte

pluralpilocytes

Origin of pilocyte

From Latin pilus + -cyte.

Words formed from pilocyte

Questions about pilocyte

What does pilocyte mean?
Pilocyte means any cell with prominent external hair-like structures.
What part of speech is pilocyte?
Pilocyte is a noun.
What is the plural of pilocyte?
The plural of pilocyte is pilocytes.

Words near pilocyte in the dictionary

  1. pilocarpine
  2. pilocarpines
  3. piloceratid
  4. piloceratids
  5. pilocereine
  6. pilocyte
  7. pilocytes
  8. pilocytic
  9. piloerect
  10. piloerected
  11. piloerecting

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