Definition of vacuole

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vac·u·ole    (vky-l) KEY  

NOUN:

A small cavity in the cytoplasm of a cell, bound by a single membrane and containing water, food, or metabolic waste.

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ETYMOLOGY:
French, from Latin vacuus, empty ; see vacuum

OTHER FORMS:
vacu·olar   (-lr, -lär) KEY  (Adjective), vacu·o·lation (Noun)

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