What is the process called when cells absorb liquid substances?

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24 Apr 2018
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Phagocytosis refers to the ingestion of solid particles, pinocytosis is the uptake of liquid materials by the cell, and exocytosis involves the expulsion of substances from the cell. Therefore, the correct term for taking in liquid is pinocytosis.

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