vacuole Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell

WordNet

Vac"u*ole noun
Etymology
L. vacuus empty: cf. F. vacuole.
Definitions
  1. (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.

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