Process by which certain cells can engulf and incorporate droplets of fluid

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
from Greek pinein "to drink" (see imbibe ) + -cytosis .

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. process by which certain cells can engulf and incorporate droplets of fluid

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
In cellular biology , pinocytosis , otherwise known as cell drinking , fluid endocytosis , and bulk-phase pinocytosis , is a mode of endocytosis in which small particles are brought into the cell, forming an invagination, and then suspended within small ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context biology English) A form of endocytosis in which material enters a cell through its membrane and is incorporated in vesicles for digestion