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- \ adjectivepinocytotically \ ˌpi-nə-sə-ˈtä-ti-k(ə-)lē , ˌpī- , -ˌsī- \ adverb
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pinocytosis
nounpi·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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