Synonyms & related words for endocytosis

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of endocytosis. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to endocytosis

Explore words related to endocytosis — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include endocytose, endocytotic, endocytic, pinocytosis, endosome, phagocytosis, pinocytotic, lysosome. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does endocytosis come from?

The word endocytosis breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: endo-, from Greek endon (“within, inside”); cyt, from Greek kytos (“hollow vessel, cell”); and -osis, from Greek -osis (“process, condition”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.