Synonyms & related words for pinocytosis

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of pinocytosis. 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 pinocytosis

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

Where does pinocytosis come from?

The word pinocytosis breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: pino, from Greek pinein (“to drink”); 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.