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endocytosis en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌɛndəʊsaɪˈtəʊsɪs/
  • (US) audio

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The process by which the plasma membrane of a cell folds inwards to ingest material.

Forms

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endocytoses Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

exocytosis

Deriveds

retroendocytosis · electroendocytosis · coendocytosis · postendocytosis · transendocytosis

Relateds

endocytose · endocytic · endocytotic · endosome · endocytosed

Translations (5)

pt endocitose (cytological process) · es endocitosis (cytological process) · gl endocitose (cytological process) · sv endocytos (cytological process) · fi endosytoosi (cytological process)