pinosome

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noun

A vesicle filled with extracellular fluid, formed by pinching the cell membrane inward through pinocytosis

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nounpinosome (plural pinosomes)

plural pinosomes

  1. biologyA vesicle filled with extracellular fluid, formed by pinching the cell membrane inward through pinocytosis

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APA

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

MLA

“pinosome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinosome. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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