pinocytosis
noun
- endocytosis process that results in the uptake of liquid material by cells from their external environment; literally 'cell drinking'. Liquid is enclosed in vesicles, called pinosomes, formed by invagination of the plasma membrane
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: From New Latin pīnocytōsis, from Ancient Greek πῑ́νω (pī́nō, “to drink”) + cyt- + -osis.
- A form of endocytosis in which material enters a cell through its membrane and is incorporated in vesicles for digestion.