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What is the adjective for phagocytosing?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs phagocyte, phagocytise, phagocytize and phagocytose which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

phagotrophic
  1. (microbiology) Feeding by engulfing a food cell or particle and ingesting it in a phagocytic vacuole, in the manner of some flagellates.
phagocytosed
  1. engulfed and ingested as a result of phagocytosis
phagocytic
  1. Of or pertaining to phagocytes or phagocytosis.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Interestingly, serum enhanced the phagocytic ability of acanthamoebae, as measured by bacterial uptake.”
      “In general, chemotactic and phagocytic responses are significantly reduced.”
      “These lipid-laden phagocytic cells tend to deposit within the skin and tendons, leading to xanthomas.”
phagosomal
  1. Of or pertaining to a phagosome.
phagocytotic
  1. Relating to phagocytosis
  2. Examples:
    1. “In my own simplistic explanation, SLE re-programs cells, in particular defender or phagocytotic cells, to identify and attack native tissue.”
phagocyted
  1. simple past tense and past participle of phagocyte
phagocyting
  1. present participle of phagocyte
phagocytised
  1. simple past tense and past participle of phagocytise
phagocytising
  1. present participle of phagocytise
phagocytized
  1. simple past tense and past participle of phagocytize
phagocytizing
  1. present participle of phagocytize
phagocytosing
  1. present participle of phagocytose
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