inside surface of the plasma membrane to form a membrane-enclosed bubble, or vesicle, containing the ingested material. There are two main types of endocytosis that are distinguished by the size of the vesicle formed and the cellular machinery involved. Pinocytosis (cell drinking) describes the internalization of extracellular fluid and small macromolecules by means of small vesicles.
junket (plural junkets) (obsolete) A basket. A type of cream cheese, originally made in a rush basket; later, a food made of sweetened curds or rennet.
Junk may refer to: 1  Junk, melon of the sperm whale. 2  Scrap, recyclable waste used to build and maintain things. 3  Junk: Record of the Last Hero, shÅnen manga series by Kia Asamiya. 4  Junk, salt-cured meat.