vacuole

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Pronunciation

IPA /ˈvækjʊˌəʊl/

Noun

vacuole noun

A large membrane-bound vesicle in a cell's cytoplasm.

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Synonyms

autophagic vacuolation vacuolated iodinophilous provacuole vesicle vacuoloid prevacuole evacuole macrovacuole cell sap microvesicle ventriculocyte cytocyst food vacuole tonoplast

Associated

paramecium lysosome organelle autophagy cytoplasm erythrocyte amoeba osmotic phagocytosis granules vesicles parasite

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