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Pinocytosis

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Noun

1. pinocytosis

process by which certain cells can engulf and incorporate droplets of fluid

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Pinocytosis

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noun
biology
a method by which a cell takes in and absorbs fluid by the process of invagination followed by tightening and closing off of the cell membrane

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Pinocytosis

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nounWord forms: plural ˌpinocyˈtoˌses (ˌpaɪnəsaɪˈtoʊˌsiz ; pīˌnəsītōˈsēzˌ)
a type of endocytosis in which the engulfed liquid remains within a separate vacuole

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Pinocytosis

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n.
Introduction of fluids into a cell by invagination of the cell membrane, followed by formation of vesicles within the cell.

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