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PRONUNCIATION OF PINOCYTOSIS

pinocytosis  [ˌpaɪnəʊsaɪˈtəʊsɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PINOCYTOSIS

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Pinocytosis is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PINOCYTOSIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pinocytosis

In cellular biology, pinocytosis is a mode of endocytosis in which small particles are brought into the cell, forming an invagination, and then suspended within small vesicles. These pinocytotic vesicles subsequently fuse with lysosomes to hydrolyze the particles. This process requires a lot of energy in the form of adenosine triphosphate, the chemical compound mostly used as energy in the majority of cells. Pinocytosis is used primarily for the absorption of extracellular fluids. In contrast to phagocytosis, it generates very small amounts of ATP from the wastes of alternative substances such as lipids. Unlike receptor-mediated endocytosis, pinocytosis is nonspecific in the substances that it transports. The cell takes in surrounding fluids, including all solutes present. Pinocytosis also works as phagocytosis; the only difference is that phagocytosis is specific in the substances it transports. Phagocytosis engulfs whole particles, which are later broken down by enzymes, such as cathepsins, and absorbed into the cells. Pinocytosis, on the other hand, is when the cell engulfs already-dissolved or broken-down food. Pinocytosis is non-specific and non-absorptive.

Definition of pinocytosis in the English dictionary

The definition of pinocytosis in the dictionary is a method by which a cell takes in and absorbs fluid by the process of invagination followed by tightening and closing off of the cell membrane.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PINOCYTOSIS


apoptosis
ˌæpəpˈtəʊsɪs
asbestosis
ˌæsbɛsˈtəʊsɪs
athetosis
ˌæθəˈtəʊsɪs
endocytosis
ˌɛndəʊsaɪˈtəʊsɪs
exocytosis
ˌɛksəʊsaɪˈtəʊsɪs
halitosis
ˌhælɪˈtəʊsɪs
hyperkeratosis
ˌhaɪpəˌkɛrəˈtəʊsɪs
keratosis
ˌkɛrəˈtəʊsɪs
ketosis
kɪˈtəʊsɪs
kurtosis
kəˈtəʊsɪs
leucocytosis
ˌluːkəʊsaɪˈtəʊsɪs
lymphocytosis
ˌlɪmfəʊsaɪˈtəʊsɪs
mitosis
maɪˈtəʊsɪs
myxomatosis
ˌmɪksəməˈtəʊsɪs
neurofibromatosis
ˌnjʊərəʊˌfaɪbrəməˈtəʊsɪs
parasitosis
ˌpærəsɪˈtəʊsɪs
phagocytosis
ˌfæɡəsaɪˈtəʊsɪs
proptosis
prɒpˈtəʊsɪs
ptosis
ˈtəʊsɪs
steatosis
ˌstɪəˈtəʊsɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PINOCYTOSIS

pinnulate
pinnulated
pinnule
pinny
Pinocchio
Pinochet
Pinochet Ugarte
pinochle
pinocle
pinocytic
pinocytotic
pinocytotically
pinole
Pinot
Pinot Grigio
Pinot Noir
Pinotage
pinpoint
pinpoint accuracy
pinprick

WORDS THAT END LIKE PINOCYTOSIS

actinic keratosis
agranulocytosis
amitosis
athrocytosis
chondromatosis
dermatophytosis
dermatosis
diagnosis
erythroblastosis
exostosis
gliomatosis
hemochromatosis
hyperostosis
leukocytosis
lipomatosis
macrocytosis
metasomatosis
onychocryptosis
papillomatosis
spherocytosis
synostosis

Synonyms and antonyms of pinocytosis in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «pinocytosis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PINOCYTOSIS

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The translations of pinocytosis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pinocytosis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

胞饮
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pinocitosis
570 millions of speakers

English

pinocytosis
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pinocytosis
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإحتساء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пиноцитоз
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pinocytosis
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pinocytosis
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pinocytose
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pinositosis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pinocytosis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ピノサイトーシス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pinocytosis
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pinocytosis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pinocytosis
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pinocytosis
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पिनोसोईटोसिस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pinositozdur
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pinocitosi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pinocytoza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пиноцитоз
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pinocitoza
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πινοκυττάρωσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pinocytosis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pinocytos
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pinocytosis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pinocytosis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PINOCYTOSIS»

The term «pinocytosis» is normally little used and occupies the 113.594 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PINOCYTOSIS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pinocytosis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PINOCYTOSIS»

Discover the use of pinocytosis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pinocytosis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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METHODS IN CELL BIOLOGY,VOL 29 CTH: FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY ...
A fluorescent ligand which enters cells by receptor-mediated endocytosis can also enter by fluid-phase pinocytosis, especially when added to cells at concentrations which exceed receptor capacity. On the other hand, at low concentrations, ...
D. Lansing Taylor, Yu-Li Wang, 1989
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New Scientist
How amoebae drink continued cellular channel system (endoplasmic reticulum) present in some cells; the possible influence of the enzyme system of the cell on the utilization and fate of substances entering by pinocytosis has also been a ...
3
Lysosomes
ENDOCY AND Xenopus oocytes continue to pinoctyose down to 4°C. Pinocytosis by labors- HETEHOPHAGY tory strains of amebas slows considerably at temperatures much below 20°C or much above 30°C; little is seen below 15°C or, ...
Eric Holtzman, 1989
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INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CYTOLOGY
Pinocytosis is a very active process in toxic adenomas and is closely related to the degree of lysosomal enzyme hydrolytic activity (Vandenbroucke et al., 1972). Endocytosis was stimulated in canine thyroid slices by prostaglandin E1 (Onaya  ...
Geoffrey H. Bourne, James Frederic Danielli, Kwang W. Jeon, 1974
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METHODS IN CELL BIOLOGY,VOLUME 23: BASIC MECHANISMS OF ...
The first hypothesis received strong support from studies implicating Man-6-P recognition as a general feature of pinocytosis of acid hydrolases by normal fibroblasts (Kaplan et al., 1977a,b; Sando and Neufeld, 1977; Ullrich et al., 1978), and ...
Arthur R. Hand, Constance Oliver, 1982
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Genetic Immunization
Pinocytosis of DNA by various cells was also reported, Kay (1961) showed that highly polymerized DNA was rapidly incorporated by Ehrlich-Lettre cells via fluid- phase pino- cytosis. The pinocytosis of DNA is a rapid phenomenon which occurs ...
Constantin A. Bona, 2000
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The Structure and Function of the Membranes and Surfaces of ...
not seem to be produced by pseudopodia, but in other respects the phenomenon resembles pinocytosis in macrophages. There is no evidence that it is induced or is necessarily accompanied by adsorption on the cell surface. Casley-Smith ...
Biochemical Society (Great Britain). Symposium, David James Bell, James Kerr Grant, 1963
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Biology of the Lysosome
An Evolving Nomenclature The word endocytosis was proposed by de Duve in a footnote on page 1 26 of de Reuck and Cameron (1963) as a generic term for pinocytosis and phagocytosis, two processes in which extracellular material is ...
John B. Lloyd, Robert W. Mason, 1996
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CURR TOPICS IN MEMBRANES & TRANSPORT
Clustering of sites seems to be necessary to explain the relatively high rate of LDL uptake if receptor-mediated pinocytosis is the only process operating. The rate of LDL internalized and degraded is 180 ng per hour per milligram of fibroblast ...
Felix Bronner, Arnošt Kleinzeller, 1978
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CRC Desk Reference for Allergy and Asthma
Pinocytosis can be considered as non-receptor-mediated endocytosis. Basically, all cells are able to perform pinocytosis. Antigen-presenting cells (APCs) take up antigens for antigen processing and presentation by pinocytosis, in addition to ...
Hans-Uwe Simon, 2000

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PINOCYTOSIS»

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Lipoproteins and Their Applications
Murine bone marrow-derived macrophages differentiated with GM-CSF become foam cells by PI3K˜-dependent fluid-phase pinocytosis of ... «News-Medical.net, Apr 15»
2
Shimmying Sheet Animals Sense Oxygen With Enzymes That Still …
It then swallows the resulting goo through cellular drinking called pinocytosis. Here's a diagram (in French)*: Public Domain. Click image for ... «Scientific American, Nov 11»
3
Enhanced Albumin Fusion Technology
Like IgGs, albumin is taken up by cells through nonspecific pinocytosis and is protected from intracellular degradation through pH-dependent ... «Genetic Engineering News, Nov 11»

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