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vacuole |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: vacuole n : a tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell
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