Pinocytosis
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A form of endocytosis in which material enters a cell through its membrane and is incorporated in vesicles for digestion. uncountable
- 2 process by which certain cells can engulf and incorporate droplets of fluid wordnet
Etymology
From New Latin pīnocytōsis, from Ancient Greek πῑ́νω (pī́nō, “to drink”) + cyt- + -osis.