pinocytosis

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WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  process by which certain cells can engulf and incorporate droplets of fluid
	See Also:		activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process
Biology Dictionary
	Definition:		The uptake of extracellular liquids by the formation of tiny vesicles from the cellular membrane and their subsequent pinching off. Literally "cell drinking." Compare endocytosis and phagocytosis.