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phagocytising

phagocytising is the present participle and gerund of phagocytise.

Meaning of phagocytise

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

Questions about phagocytising

What is phagocytising the present participle and gerund of?
Phagocytising is the present participle and gerund of phagocytise.

Words near phagocytising in the dictionary

  1. phagocytically
  2. phagocyting
  3. phagocytise
  4. phagocytised
  5. phagocytises
  6. phagocytising
  7. phagocytism
  8. phagocytizable
  9. phagocytize
  10. phagocytized
  11. phagocytizes

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