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pinocytosis

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Main Entry: pi·no·cy·to·sis
Pronunciation: \ˌpi-nə-sə-ˈtō-səs, ˌpī-, -ˌsī-\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural pi·no·cy·to·ses \-ˌsēz\
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek pinein to drink + New Latin cyt- + -osis — more at potable
Date: 1895

: the uptake of fluid and dissolved substances by a cell by invagination and pinching off of the cell membrane

pi·no·cy·tot·ic \-ˈtä-tik\ or pi·no·cyt·ic \ˌpi-nə-ˈsī-tik, ˌpī-\ adjective

pi·no·cy·tot·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb


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