pinocytose

[ pin-uh-sahy-tohs, -tohz, pahy-nuh- ]
/ ˌpɪn ə saɪˈtoʊs, -ˈtoʊz, ˌpaɪ nə- /

verb (used without object), pi·no·cy·tosed, pi·no·cy·tos·ing.

(of a cell) to take within by means of pinocytosis.

Origin of pinocytose

First recorded in 1955–60; back formation from pinocytosis