PINOCYTOSIS

pinocytosis

(noun) process by which certain cells can engulf and incorporate droplets of fluid

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pinocytosis (uncountable)

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

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

10 June 2025

COMMUNICATIONS

(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”


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Coffee Trivia

Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.

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