Vacuole
//ˈvækjʊˌəʊl// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A large membrane-bound vesicle in a cell's cytoplasm.
- 2 a tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell wordnet
- 3 A small empty or air-filled space or vacuity.
"This surface itself was not entirely homogeneous, but beneath it, seen as through ground glass, there were dim whitish patches or vacuoles, which varied constantly in shape and size."
Example
More examples"This surface itself was not entirely homogeneous, but beneath it, seen as through ground glass, there were dim whitish patches or vacuoles, which varied constantly in shape and size."
Etymology
From French vacuole, from Medieval Latin vacuola, formed as a diminutive of Latin vacuus (“empty”).
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