pinocytosev.
/ˈpɪnəsʌɪtəʊz/, /ˈpʌɪnəsʌɪtəʊz/, U.S. /ˈpɪnəˌsaɪˌtoʊz/, /ˈpaɪnəˌsaɪˌtoʊz/ Biology.
intransitive. To carry out pinocytosis. Also transitive: to absorb by pinocytosis.
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pinocytize1970
1960 E. N. Willmer Cytol. & Evol. vii. 118 Epitheliocytes... Can pinocytose.
1971 Nature 19 Mar. 148/1 The two cells pinocytose projections from each other's sarcolemmas.
1997 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 94 8065/2 This was expected because the cells are actively pinocytosing at 37°C.
Derivatives
ˈpinocytosed adj. taken into a cell by pinocytosis.
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1971 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 68 569/1 Even pinocytosed fluorescent material is regularly visible by fluorescent microscopy.
1997 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 94 8064/1 Pinocytosed peptide..contributed at least partially to the increased recovery of [35S]-methionine-labeled class I molecules.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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