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pinprick
PINS
pins and needles
pinscher
pinsetter
Pinsk
pinstripe
pint
pint-size
pinta
pintail
pintle
pinto
pinto bean
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pinocytosis
pin·o·cy·to·sis [ pìnnə si tṓssiss, pìnnə sī tṓssiss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
means of fluid intake by cell: the ingestion of fluid into a cell by turning a portion of the cell membrane inward to form a sheath that is then pinched off to form an internal vesicle
[Late 19th century. < Greek pinein "to drink"]

pin·o·cy·tot·ic [ pìnnə si tóttik, pìnnə sī tóttik ] adjective
pin·o·cy·tot·i·cal·ly adverb
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