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Vacuole

Vacuole Meaning & Definition
Vacuole Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Vacuole?

[n] a tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell

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See Also | bodily cavity | cavity | cavum | cell

Vacuole In Webster's Dictionary

\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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