endocytosis
/ˌɛndəʊsaɪˈtəʊsɪs/
endocytosis noun: the process by which the plasma membrane of a cell folds inwards to ingest material.
Noun
endocytosis (countable and uncountable, plural endocytoses)
Antonyms of endocytosis
Forms of endocytosis
| plural | endocytoses |
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Words formed from endocytosis
Words that rhyme with endocytosis
- apotheosis
- symbiosis
- -osis
- abiosis
- diagnosis
- gnosis
- hypnosis
- lordosis
- arthrosis
- cytosis
- kyphosis
- meiosis
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- osmosis
- prognosis
- sclerosis
- stenosis
- synostosis
- theosis
- acanthocytosis
- acanthosis
- acidosis
- adiposis
- aerobiosis
- alkalosis
- amyloidosis
- anadiplosis
- anostosis
- aponeurosis
- apoptosis
- exocytosis
- halitosis
- hemochromatosis
- ichthyosis
- koilocytosis
- lactosis
- leukoerythroblastosis
- miosis
- mitosis
- mononucleosis
- mycosis
- neoatherosclerosis
- neurosis
- ochronosis
- osteophytosis
- osteoporosis
- parahypnosis
- phagocytosis
- pinocytosis
- pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
- potocytosis
- probiosis
- psychosis
- ptosis
- pyrosis
- retrognosis
- rubatosis
- silicosis
- simuliotoxicosis
- synchondrosis
- syndesmosis
Questions about endocytosis
- What does endocytosis mean?
- Endocytosis means the process by which the plasma membrane of a cell folds inwards to ingest material.
- What part of speech is endocytosis?
- Endocytosis is a noun.
- How do you pronounce endocytosis?
- Endocytosis is pronounced /ˌɛndəʊsaɪˈtəʊsɪs/.
- What is the plural of endocytosis?
- The plural of endocytosis is endocytoses.
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