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vacuole

vac·u·ole [ ˈva-kyə-ˌwōl]

vacuole

noun

[ˈva-kyə-ˌwōl]

Definition of vacuole

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

Other Words from vacuole

vacuolar \ ˌva-kyə-ˈwō-lər , -ˌlär \ adjective

Recent Examples on the Web

//The central empty spaces are vacuoles, which get larger and larger as injured cells approach death.
— Sharon Begley, STAT, "In ‘Beautiful Brain,’ the secrets of neurons emerge in Nobel-winning scientist’s ink and pencil drawings," 3 May 2018
//Unlike Thioploca and a related genus called Beggiatoa, it was not contained in a containment sac called a vacuole.
— Scientific American Blog Network, "Bacterial Hair on Undersea Volcano Unlike Any Seen Before," 21 Apr. 2017
//In this slice of potato 1,000 times thinner than a Pringle, the red circles are vacuoles—
— Tom Conlon, WIRED, "WIRED Puts Your Thanksgiving Feast Under a Microscope," 23 Oct. 2007
//As the ice evaporated and carbon dioxide built up in the surrounding air, the acidity increased, causing the pigments stored in tiny vacuoles, or bubbles in the petal’s outer cells, to shift from blue to pink.
— Joanna Klein, New York Times, "A Quick, Colorful Change for a Morning Glory," 2 Mar. 2016

First Known Use of vacuole

1853, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for vacuole

borrowed from French, probably borrowed from New Latin vacuolum "little vacuum," from Medieval Latin vacuum vacuum entry 1 + Latin -olum, variant of -ulum -ule with stems ending in a vowel

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