VACUOLE


Meaning of VACUOLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈva-kyə-ˌwōl ]

noun

Etymology: French, literally, small vacuum, from Latin vacuum

Date: 1853

1. : a small cavity or space in the tissues of an organism containing air or fluid

2. : a cavity or vesicle in the cytoplasm of a cell usually containing fluid — see cell illustration

• vac·u·o·lar ˌva-kyə-ˈwō-lər, -ˌlär adjective

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