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