SINCE 1828
pinocytosis
noun
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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