v.
Pronunciation: -s ə - ˌ t ō s, -s ī -, - ˌ t ō z
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -tosed ; -tos · ing
Etymology: back-formation from phagocytosis
Date: 1912
: to consume by phagocytosis
v.
Pronunciation: -s ə - ˌ t ō s, -s ī -, - ˌ t ō z
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -tosed ; -tos · ing
Etymology: back-formation from phagocytosis
Date: 1912
: to consume by phagocytosis
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012