pinocyticadj.
/ˌpɪnəˈsɪtɪk/, /ˌpʌɪnəˈsɪtɪk/, U.S. /ˌpɪnəˈsɪdɪk/, /ˌpaɪnəˈsɪdɪk/ Biology.
= pinocytotic adj. at pinocytosis n. Derivatives.
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athrocytic1938
pinocytic1955
pinocytotic1958
micropinocytotic1969
pinocytized1970
1955 Texas Rep. Biol. & Med. 13 475 This cell..has been termed a variant pinocytic cell.
1974 Jrnl. Cell Biol. 63 998/2 Modification of macromolecules by enhancing their positive charges..leads to a preferential pinocytic uptake.
1989 B. Alberts et al. Molecular Biol. Cell (ed. 2) vi. 326 Virtually all eucaryotic cells continually ingest bits of their plasma membrane in the form of small endocytic pinocytic vesicles.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1955