Meanings
verbphagocytose (third-person singular simple present phagocytoses, present participle phagocytosing, simple past and past participle phagocytosed)
present singular third person phagocytoses · participle present phagocytosing · participle past phagocytosed · past phagocytosed
- biologyTo phagocytize; to ingest by phagocytosis.
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Origin
Back-formation from phagocytosis.
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phagocytose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phagocytose
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“phagocytose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phagocytose. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phagocytose,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phagocytose.
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