Meanings
nounpotocytosis (plural potocytoses)
plural potocytoses
- biologyA type of receptor-mediated endocytosis in which small molecules are transported by caveolae across the plasma membrane of a cell and deposited directly into the cytosol.
Origin
From Latin poto (“I drink”) + cyto- (“cell”) + -osis.
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Rhymes with potocytosis
diagnosistuberculosisosteoporosishypnosissclerosisapoptosisprognosisthrombosisstenosispsychosisosmosismitosisacidosissymbiosismeiosisneurosisphagocytosisendocytosisgnosisamyloidosismononucleosishemochromatosissilicosisexocytosis
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APA
potocytosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potocytosis
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“potocytosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potocytosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “potocytosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potocytosis.
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