Vacuole

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A small cavity in the cytoplasm of a cell, bound by a single membrane and containing water, food, or metabolic waste.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A large membrane-bound vesicle in a cell's cytoplasm.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A minute cell or cavity in the tissue of organisms.
  • n. In anatomy, a minute space, vacuity, or interstice of tissue in which lymphatic vessels are supposed to originate.
  • n. In zoology, any minute vesicle or vacuity in the tissue of a protozoan, as an amœba.
  • n. In botany, a cavity of greater or less size within the protoplasmic mass of active vegetable cells, which is filled with water, or cell-sap as it is called.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell
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    cavum    cavity    bodily cavity   
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