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Answer for the clue "Mature bone cell ", 9 letters:
osteocyte

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context cytology English) A mature bone cell involved with the maintenance of bone.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
An osteocyte , a star-shaped type of bone cell , is the most commonly found cell in mature bone tissue , and can live as long as the organism itself. The adult human body has about 42 billion osteocytes. Osteocytes have an average half life of 25 years, ...

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n. mature bone cell