n.
Pronunciation: ˌ pi-n ə -s ə - ' t ō -s ə s, ˌ p ī -, - ˌ s ī -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -to · ses \ - ˌ s ē z \
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek pinein to drink + New Latin cyt- + -osis ― more at POTABLE
Date: 1895
: the uptake of fluid and dissolved substances by a cell by invagination and pinching off of the cell membrane
– pi · no · cy · tot · ic \ - ' tä-tik \ or pi · no · cyt · ic \ ˌ pi-n ə - ' s ī -tik, ˌ p ī - \ adjective
– pi · no · cy · tot · i · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb