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vacuole

3 entries found.

Main Entry:
vac·u·ole 
          Listen to the pronunciation of vacuole
Pronunciation:
\ˈva-kyə-ˌwōl\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
French, literally, small vacuum, from Latin vacuum
Date:
1853
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
vac·u·o·lar 
          Listen to the pronunciation of vacuolar \ˌva-kyə-ˈwō-lər, -ˌlär\ adjective


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