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Vacuole

Vac′u-ole

,
Noun.
[L.
vacuus
empty: cf. F.
vacuole
.]
(Biol.)
A small air cell, or globular space, in the interior of organic cells, either containing air, or a pellucid watery liquid, or some special chemical secretions of the cell protoplasm.
Contractile vacuole
.
(Zool.)
See under
Contractile
, and see Illusts. of
Infusoria
, and
Lobosa
.
–
Food vacuole
.
(Zool.)
See under
Food
, and see Illust. of
Infusoria
.

Definition 2024

vacuole

vacuole

English

Noun

vacuole ‎(plural vacuoles)

  1. (cytology) A large membrane-bound vesicle in a cell's cytoplasm.

Translations

Etymology

From French vacuole, from Medieval Latin vacuola, formed as a diminutive of Latin vacuus ‎(“empty”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvækjʊˌəʊl/

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