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noun
A form of endocytosis in which material enters a cell through its membrane and is incorporated in vesicles for digestion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
process by which certain cells can engulf and incorporate droplets of fluid
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
History
From New Latin pīnocytōsis, from Ancient Greek πῑ́νω (pī́nō, “to drink”) + cyt- + -osis.
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
