vacuole /ˈvakjʊəʊl 
/ ▸ noun Biology a space or vesicle within the cytoplasm of a cell, enclosed by a membrane and typically containing fluid. ▪ a small cavity or space in tissue, especially in nervous tissue as the result of disease.
– DERIVATIVES vacuolar /ˈvakjʊələ / adjective vacuolation /vakjʊəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ noun – ORIGIN mid 19th century: from French, diminutive of Latin vacuus ‘empty’.
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