Meaning of VACUOLE
| Pronunciation: | | 'vakyoo`owl
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| | Definition: | | [n] a tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell |
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| | See Also: | | bodily cavity, cavity, cavum, cell | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Vac"u*ole\, n. [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}. (Zo["o]l.) See under {Contractile},
and see Illusts. of {Infusoria}, and {Lobosa}.
{Food vacuole}. (Zo["o]l.) See under {Food}, and see Illust.
of {Infusoria}.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A large, fluid-filled compartment in the cytoplasm of a plant cell or a smaller vesicle (a compartment that can involve cellular secretion, storage or nutrient uptake) in the cytoplasm of any eukaryotic cell. |
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