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pinocytose

American  
[pin-uh-sahy-tohs, -tohz, pahy-nuh-] / ˌpɪn ə saɪˈtoʊs, -ˈtoʊz, ˌpaɪ nə- /

verb (used without object)

pinocytosed, pinocytosing

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

Etymology

Origin of pinocytose

First recorded in 1955–60; back formation from pinocytosis

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