pinocytose

[ pin-uh-sahy-tohs, -tohz, pahy-nuh- ]

verb (used without object)

, pi·no·cy·tosed, pi·no·cy·tos·ing.

1. (of a cell) to take within by means of pinocytosis.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pinocytose¹

First recorded in 1955–60; back formation from pinocytosis