vacuole
English edit
Etymology edit
From French vacuole, from Medieval Latin vacuola, formed as a diminutive of Latin vacuus (“empty”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vacuole (plural vacuoles)
- (cytology) A large membrane-bound vesicle in a cell's cytoplasm.
- A small empty or air-filled space or vacuity.
- 1929, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, When the World Screamed[1]:
- This surface itself was not entirely homogeneous, but beneath it, seen as through ground glass, there were dim whitish patches or vacuoles, which varied constantly in shape and size.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
large membrane-bound vesicle
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French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vacuole f (plural vacuoles)
Further reading edit
- “vacuole”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.