| CHOANOCYTE | • choanocyte n. (Cytology) any of the cells in sponges that contain a flagellum, and are used to control the movement of water. • CHOANOCYTE n. a cell in which the flagellum is surrounded by a sheath of protoplasm. |
| CHOANOCYTES | • choanocytes n. Plural of choanocyte. • CHOANOCYTE n. a cell in which the flagellum is surrounded by a sheath of protoplasm. |
| COENOCYTE | • coenocyte n. A cell with multiple nuclei, found in fungi, algae, protists and slime molds. • COENOCYTE n. a multinucleate unicellular organism in slime molds, fungi and algae. |
| COENOCYTES | • coenocytes n. Plural of coenocyte. • COENOCYTE n. a multinucleate unicellular organism in slime molds, fungi and algae. |
| COENOCYTIC | • coenocytic adj. Relating to coenocytes or to coenocysts. • COENOCYTIC adj. of or like a coenocyte, a multinucleate unicellular organism in slime molds, fungi and algae. |
| GONOCYTE | • gonocyte n. (Biology) A long-lived germ cell responsible for spermatogenesis in males and oogenesis in females. • GONOCYTE n. a cell that produces gametes. |
| GONOCYTES | • gonocytes n. Plural of gonocyte. • GONOCYTE n. a cell that produces gametes. |
| MELANOCYTE | • melanocyte n. (Medicine, biochemistry, cytology) A cell in the skin that produces the pigment melanin. • MELANOCYTE n. an epidermal cell that can produce melanism. |
| MELANOCYTES | • melanocytes n. Plural of melanocyte. • MELANOCYTE n. an epidermal cell that can produce melanism. |
| MONOCYTE | • monocyte n. (Immunology, cytology) A type of leukocyte (white blood cell) that differentiates into a macrophage. • MONOCYTE n. a type of white blood cell. |
| MONOCYTES | • monocytes n. Plural of monocyte. • MONOCYTE n. a type of white blood cell. |
| MONOCYTIC | • monocytic adj. Of or pertaining to monocytes. • MONOCYTIC adj. of or like a monocyte, a large white blood corpuscle. |
| MONOCYTOID | • monocytoid adj. Relating to monocytes. • MONOCYTOID adj. of or like a monocyte, a large white blood corpuscle. |
| PINOCYTIC | • pinocytic adj. Of or pertaining to pinocytosis. • PINOCYTIC adj. of or relating to pinocytosis, a process by which droplets of liquid are taken into a cell in small vesicles pinched off from the cell membrane. |
| PINOCYTOSES | • pinocytoses v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pinocytose. • PINOCYTOSIS n. a process by which droplets of liquid are taken into a cell in small vesicles pinched off from the cell membrane. |
| PINOCYTOSIS | • pinocytosis n. (Biology) A form of endocytosis in which material enters a cell through its membrane and is incorporated… • PINOCYTOSIS n. a process by which droplets of liquid are taken into a cell in small vesicles pinched off from the cell membrane. |
| PINOCYTOTIC | • pinocytotic adj. Relating to pinocytosis. • PINOCYTOTIC adj. relating to pinocytosis, drinking by cells. |
| PINOCYTOTICALLY | • pinocytotically adv. By means of, or in terms of, pinocytosis. • PINOCYTOTIC adv. relating to pinocytosis, drinking by cells. |