endocytose

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verb

Of a cell, to ingest material by folding the plasma membrane inwards around it.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

verbendocytose (third-person singular simple present endocytoses, present participle endocytosing, simple past and past participle endocytosed)

present singular third person endocytoses · participle present endocytosing · participle past endocytosed · past endocytosed

  1. biologyOf a cell, to ingest material by folding the plasma membrane inwards around it.
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APA

endocytose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endocytose

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “endocytose,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endocytose.

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