noun
- Cells specialized for the storage of fat; fat cells found in adipose tissue throughout the body.
Usage: technical/medical term; plural form; singular is adipocyte; commonly used in biology, medicine, and nutrition contexts
Examples
- Adipocytes store energy in the form of triglycerides.
- The number and size of adipocytes increase with weight gain.
- Researchers studied how adipocytes respond to insulin.
- Adipocytes release hormones that regulate metabolism.
- Exercise can help reduce the size of adipocytes.
- Brown adipocytes burn calories to generate heat in the body.