Found 2 items, similar to vacuole.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: vacuole vacuole n : a tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell
English → English (gcide) Definition: Vacuole Vacuole \Vac"u*ole\, n. [L. vacuus empty: cf. F. vacuole.] (Biol.) 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. [1913 Webster] Contractile vacuole. (Zo["o]l.) See under Contractile, and see Illusts. of Infusoria, and Lobosa. Food vacuole. (Zo["o]l.) See under Food, and see Illust. of Infusoria. [1913 Webster]