HyperDic: vacuole

English > 1 sense of the word vacuole:
NOUNbodyvacuolea tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell
English > vacuole: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell.
Part ofcell(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
Broadercavity, bodily cavity, cavum(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus / sinus within the body
Spanishvacuola
Catalanvacuola, vacúol
Adjectivesvacuolate, vacuolatedformed into or containing one or more vacuoles or small membrane-bound cavities within a cell

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