C2 noun #136,333 most common

phagocytosis

UK /ˌfeɪɡəʊsaɪˈtəʊsɪs/ | US /ˌfeɪɡəʊsaɪˈtəʊsɪs/

A form of endocytosis in which a cell incorporates a particle by extending pseudopodia and drawing the particle into a vacuole of its cytoplasm.

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  • (noun) A form of endocytosis in which a cell incorporates a particle by extending pseudopodia and drawing the particle into a vacuole of its cytoplasm.

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun A form of endocytosis in which a cell incorporates a particle by extending pseudopodia and drawing the particle into a vacuole of its cytoplasm.
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