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phagocytizing

phagocytizing is the present participle and gerund of phagocytize.

Meaning of phagocytize

Verb

phagocytize (third-person singular simple present phagocytizes, present participle phagocytizing, simple past and past participle phagocytized)

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

Questions about phagocytizing

What is phagocytizing the present participle and gerund of?
Phagocytizing is the present participle and gerund of phagocytize.

Words near phagocytizing in the dictionary

  1. phagocytism
  2. phagocytizable
  3. phagocytize
  4. phagocytized
  5. phagocytizes
  6. phagocytizing
  7. phagocytose
  8. phagocytosed
  9. phagocytoses
  10. phagocytosing
  11. phagocytosis

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