adipocyte

As an adjective adipogenic

is (biology) that forms fat, or fatty tissue; lipogenic.

As a noun adipocyte is

(cytology) a type of cell, present in adipose tissue, where fat is stored as a source of energy.

In cytology terms the difference between lipocyte and adipocyte

is that lipocyte is an adipocyte in connective tissue that stores and metabolizes fat while adipocyte is a type of cell, present in adipose tissue, where fat is stored as a source of energy.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and adipocyte

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while adipocyte is (cytology) a type of cell, present in adipose tissue, where fat is stored as a source of energy.

As nouns the difference between adipocyte and preadipocyte

is that adipocyte is (cytology) a type of cell, present in adipose tissue, where fat is stored as a source of energy while preadipocyte is (biology) an undifferentiated fibroblast that can be stimulated to form an adipocyte.

As nouns the difference between adipocyte and bacteriocyte

is that adipocyte is (cytology) a type of cell, present in adipose tissue, where fat is stored as a source of energy while bacteriocyte is (biology) a modified adipocyte, in some insects, containing symbiotic bacteria.