pi·no·cy·to·sis
| \ ˌpi-nə-sə-ˈtō-səs
, ˌpī-, -ˌsī- \
, ˌpī-, -ˌsī- \
plural pinocytoses\
ˌpi-nə-sə-ˈtō-ˌsēz
, ˌpī- , -ˌsī-
\
, ˌpī- , -ˌsī-
\
Definition of pinocytosis
: the uptake of fluid and dissolved substances by a cell by invagination and pinching off of the cell membrane
Other Words from pinocytosis
pinocytotic
\
ˌpi-nə-sə-ˈtä-tik
, ˌpī- , -ˌsī-
\
or pinocytic \
ˌpi-nə-ˈsī-tik
, ˌpī-
\ adjective
, ˌpī- , -ˌsī-
\
or pinocytic \
ˌpi-nə-ˈsī-tik
, ˌpī-
\ adjective
pinocytotically
\
ˌpi-nə-sə-ˈtä-ti-k(ə-)lē
, ˌpī- , -ˌsī-
\
adverb
, ˌpī- , -ˌsī-
\
adverb
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pinocytosis
noun
pi·no·cy·to·sis
| \ ˌpin-ə-sə-ˈtō-səs
, ˌpīn-
, -ˌsī- \
, ˌpīn-
, -ˌsī- \
plural pinocytoses\
-ˌsēz
\
\
Medical Definition of pinocytosis
: the uptake of fluid and dissolved substances by a cell by invagination and pinching off of the cell membrane
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The first known use of pinocytosis was in 1895
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