Definitions for pinocytosis

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pinocytosis pin·o·cy·to·sis

Spelling: [pin-uh-sahy-toh-sis, pahy-nuh-]

IPA: /ˌpɪn ə saɪˈtoʊ sɪs, ˌpaɪ nə-/

Pinocytosis is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 454 anagrams from letters in pinocytosis (ciinoopssty).

Definitions for pinocytosis

noun

1. the transport of fluid into a cell by means of local infoldings by the cell membrane so that a tiny vesicle or sac forms around each droplet, which is then taken into the interior of the cytoplasm.

Origin of pinocytosis

1931; Greek pín(ein) to drink + -o- + -cyte + -osis, on the model of phagocytosis