micropinocytosis
noun
mi·cro·pi·no·cy·to·sis
ˌmī-krō-ˌpī-nō-ˌsī-ˈtō-səs
plural micropinocytoses
-ˈtō-ˌsēz
: the incorporation of macromolecules or other chemical substances into cells by membrane invagination and the pinching off of relatively minute vesicles
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