adjective
- of, relating to, or involving pinocytosis (the process by which a cell engulfs liquid or small particles by forming a vesicle)
Usage: technical; biology
Examples
- The cell membrane undergoes pinocytotic activity to absorb nutrients from the surrounding fluid.
- Pinocytotic vesicles form when the cell membrane invaginates to enclose extracellular material.
- Scientists observed pinocytotic pathways in the endothelial cells under the microscope.
- The pinocytotic process allows cells to internalize dissolved substances without using specific receptors.