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ectocytosis

ectocytosis noun: a form of exocytosis in which ectosomes are released from a cell.

Noun

ectocytosis (uncountable)

  1. A form of exocytosis in which ectosomes are released from a cell

Origin of ectocytosis

From ecto- + -cytosis.

Questions about ectocytosis

What does ectocytosis mean?
Ectocytosis means a form of exocytosis in which ectosomes are released from a cell.
What part of speech is ectocytosis?
Ectocytosis is a noun.

Words near ectocytosis in the dictionary

  1. ectocuneiforms
  2. ectocyst
  3. ectocystic
  4. ectocysts
  5. ectocytic
  6. ectocytosis
  7. ectoderm
  8. ectodermal
  9. ectodermally
  10. ectodermic
  11. ectodermosis

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