Meanings
nounpinocytosis (uncountable)
- uncountablebiologyA form of endocytosis in which material enters a cell through its membrane and is incorporated in vesicles for digestion.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*peh₃-
- Ancient Greekπῑ́νω (pī́nō)
- Ancient Greekκύτος (kútos)
- New Latinpīnocytōsi
- Englishpinocytosis
From New Latin pīnocytōsis, from Ancient Greek πῑ́νω (pī́nō, “to drink”) + cyt- + -osis.
More words from New Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch pinocytose
- pinocytosea form of endocytosis
French pinocytose, micropinocytose
- pinocytosea form of endocytosis
- micropinocytosea form of endocytosis
German Pinozytose
- Pinozytosea form of endocytosis
Irish pinicíotóis
- pinicíotóisa form of endocytosis
Italian pinocitosi
- pinocitosia form of endocytosis
Polish pinocytoza
- pinocytozaa form of endocytosis
Portuguese pinocitose
- pinocitosea form of endocytosis
Romanian pinocitoză
- pinocitozăa form of endocytosis
Russian пиноцито́з
- пиноцито́з (pinocitóz)a form of endocytosis
Swedish pinocytos
- pinocytosa form of endocytosis
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with pinocytosis
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
pinocytosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinocytosis
MLA
“pinocytosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinocytosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pinocytosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinocytosis.
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