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phagocytise

phagocytise verb: to ingest (something) by phagocytosis.

Verb

phagocytise (third-person singular simple present phagocytises, present participle phagocytising, simple past and past participle phagocytised)

  1. (UK) To ingest (something) by phagocytosis.
    Synonyms:
    phagocytose

Synonyms of phagocytise

Forms of phagocytise

third-person singular presentphagocytises
present participlephagocytising
past participlephagocytised
pastphagocytised
alternative formphagocytize

Origin of phagocytise

From phagocyte + -ise.

Questions about phagocytise

What does phagocytise mean?
Phagocytise means to ingest (something) by phagocytosis.
What part of speech is phagocytise?
Phagocytise is a verb.
What is the past tense of phagocytise?
The past tense of phagocytise is phagocytised.

Words near phagocytise in the dictionary

  1. phagocytes
  2. phagocytic
  3. phagocytical
  4. phagocytically
  5. phagocyting
  6. phagocytise
  7. phagocytised
  8. phagocytises
  9. phagocytising
  10. phagocytism
  11. phagocytizable

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