"Pinocytic" Pronounce,Meaning And Examples

"Pinocytic" Meaning

Pinocytic adj. Relating to or characteristic of pinocytosis, a process by which a cell takes in small particles, fluids, or nutrients through the formation of membrane vesicles.

"Pinocytic" Examples

Pinocytic in literature Besides the Greek word origin, this term has origins in literature, deriving from the title character in Carlo Collodi's late 19th-century children's book, Pinocchio, who has a proboscis (nose) that changes length based on his honesty or dishonesty.