About The Word Vacuole
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Vacuole
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What's The Definition Of Vacuole?
[n] a tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell
Synonyms | Synonyms for Vacuole: Related Terms | Find terms related to Vacuole: 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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