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1. (n.) pinocytosis
the endocytic transport of fluid into a living cell by the formation in the cell membrane of a separate tiny vacuole around each droplet.
Etymology: (1931; < Gk pín(ein) to drink + -o - + -cyte+ -osis , on the model of phagocytosis)
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1. (noun) pinocytosis
process by which certain cells can engulf and incorporate droplets of fluid
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1. pinocytosis
The engulfing of liquids by cells by a process of invagination and closure of the cell membrane to form fluid-filled vacuoles.
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