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Vacuole - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Vacuole : (noun)
1: a tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Vacuole : \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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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