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food vacuole
noun
: a membrane-bound vacuole (as in an amoeba) in which ingested food is digested see amoeba illustration
Examples of food vacuole in a Sentence
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But the extra layer of membrane that had been a food vacuole never disappeared.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 July 2023
In the late 1990s, some scientists hypothesized that the former food vacuole was still likely to carry a transmembrane channel protein called a proton pump.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 July 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1875, in the meaning defined above
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“Food vacuole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/food%20vacuole. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
Kids Definition
food vacuole
noun
: a vacuole (as in an amoeba) in which ingested food is digested
Medical Definition
food vacuole
noun
: a vacuole (as in an amoeba) in which ingested food is digested
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