English Explanatory Dictionary

vacuole

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large membrane-bound vesicle in a cell's cytoplasm.
  2. A small empty or air-filled space or vacuity.

Pronunciation

/ˈvækjʊˌəʊl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vacuole.wav

Word forms

vacuole vacuoles

Etymology

From French vacuole, from Medieval Latin vacuola, formed as a diminutive of Latin vacuus (“empty”).

Derived words

contractile vacuole food vacuole hemivacuole macrovacuole microvacuole parasitophorous vacuole prevacuole provacuole
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