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pinocytosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables
pinocy-to-sis
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of endocytosis in which material enters a cell through its membrane and is incorporated in vesicles for digestion.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₃- Ancient Greek πῑ́νω (pī́nō) Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) New Latin pīnocytōsislbor. English pinocytosis From New Latin pīnocytōsis, from Ancient Greek πῑ́νω (pī́nō, “to drink”) + cyt- + -osis.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: pīnocytōsis, πῑ́νω

Usage

Derived Forms

macropinocytosis

Frequently Paired Words

pinocyte pinocytic pinocytize pinocytose pinocytotic pinosome

Rhymes With

diagnosis tuberculosis prognosis sclerosis hypnosis psychosis apoptosis osteoporosis thrombosis stenosis osmosis symbiosis

Questions

What does pinocytosis mean?
A form of endocytosis in which material enters a cell through its membrane and is incorporated in vesicles for digestion.
Where does pinocytosis come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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