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phagocytizes

/ˈfæɡəˌsaɪˌzaɪz/ /ˈfeɪɡəˌsaɪˌzaɪz/

Meanings
verb
To ingest (something) by phagocytosis.

Examples :

"The white blood cell phagocytizes the harmful bacteria in the cut. "
medicine biology physiology organism

Related Words

Illustration harmful

harmful adjective

/ˈhɑːmfl̩/ /ˈhɑɹmfl̩/

Of a kind likely to be damaging; injurious

"Wear a hat to protect your skin from harmful sunlight."

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

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phagocytosis noun

/ˌfeɪɡəʊsaɪˈtəʊsɪs/

A form of endocytosis in which a cell incorporates a particle by extending pseudopodia and drawing the particle into a vacuole of its cytoplasm.

"A white blood cell uses phagocytosis to engulf and destroy harmful bacteria in the body. "

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cut noun

/kʌt/

The act of cutting.

"He made a fine cut with his sword."

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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cell noun

/sɛl/

A single-room dwelling for a hermit.

"The hermit built a small cell in the mountains to live in peace and quiet. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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ingest noun

/ɪnˈdʒɛst/

The process of importing data or other material into a system.

"The ingest of new student data into the school's database was completed by noon. "

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white noun

/waɪt/

The color/colour of snow or milk; the colour of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.

"The white of the freshly fallen snow covered the playground. "

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by noun

/baɪ/

A flying insect, of the clade Anthophila within the hymenopteran superfamily Apoidea, known for its organised societies (though only a minority have them), for collecting pollen and (in some species) producing wax and honey.

"The bee diligently collected pollen from the flowers. "

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blood noun

/blʊd/ /blʌd/

A member of the Los Angeles gang The Bloods.

"The Bloods are a rival gang at the high school. "

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bacteria noun

/bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪ.ə/ /bækˈtɪɹ.i.ə/

A type, species, or strain of bacterium.

"The doctor identified the specific bacteria causing the student's illness. "