What does the suffix sis mean? The suffix sis is used to form nouns of action from verbs such as the process, state, or condition. Examples include thesis and aphesis. The suffix is Greek in origin.
1. fat cell-cells composed of fat. adipose cell. somatic cell, vegetative cell-any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes; somatic cells are produced from preexisting cells;. fat cell-cells composed of fat. adipose cell. somatic cell, vegetative cell-any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes; somatic cells are produced from preexisting cells;
Organic Macromolecules. 1  Organic compounds are those that contain carbon (e.g. carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids). 2  For example, a piece of human liver contains 80% water, 12% protein, 5% fats, 2% nucleic acids, 1% carbohydrate and less than 1% of other substances. Proteins are macromolecules made from amino acids, nucleic acids are made from nucleotides, carbohydrates are made from monosaccharides or simple sugars, and lipids are made from fatty acids and glycerol.