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retroendocytosis

retroendocytosis noun: the expulsion of material from a cell by a reverse of the endocytosis process.

Noun

retroendocytosis (uncountable)

  1. The expulsion of material from a cell by a reverse of the endocytosis process

Origin of retroendocytosis

From retro- + endocytosis.

Questions about retroendocytosis

What does retroendocytosis mean?
Retroendocytosis means the expulsion of material from a cell by a reverse of the endocytosis process.
What part of speech is retroendocytosis?
Retroendocytosis is a noun.

Words near retroendocytosis in the dictionary

  1. retroduplicating
  2. retroduplication
  3. retroduplications
  4. retroelement
  5. retroelements
  6. retroendocytosis
  7. retroengine
  8. retroengines
  9. retroepicondylar
  10. retroequatorial
  11. retroes

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