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sebocyte

sebocyte noun: any of the cells that make up the sebaceous glands, and secrete sebum.

Noun

sebocyte (plural sebocytes)

  1. Any of the cells that make up the sebaceous glands, and secrete sebum.

Forms of sebocyte

pluralsebocytes

Origin of sebocyte

From sebo- + -cyte.

Words formed from sebocyte

Questions about sebocyte

What does sebocyte mean?
Sebocyte means any of the cells that make up the sebaceous glands, and secrete sebum.
What part of speech is sebocyte?
Sebocyte is a noun.
What is the plural of sebocyte?
The plural of sebocyte is sebocytes.

Words near sebocyte in the dictionary

  1. seblet
  2. seblet cake
  3. seblet cakes
  4. seblets
  5. sebo-
  6. sebocyte
  7. sebocytes
  8. sebocytogenesis
  9. Sebold
  10. Sebolds
  11. sebolith

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