pinocytosis pin·o·cy·to·sis [pìnnə si tṓssiss, pìnnə sī tṓssiss]
noun
means of fluid intake by cell: the ingestion of fluid into a cell by turning a portion of the cell membrane inward to form a sheath that is then pinched off to form an internal vesicle
[Late 19th century. < Greek pinein "to drink"]
-pin·o·cy·tot·ic [pìnnə si tóttik, pìnnə sī tóttik], adjective
-pin·o·cy·tot·i·cal·ly, adverb
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