- contractile vacuole
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Contractile 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Contractile vacuole — Contractile Con*tract ile, a. [Cf. F. contractile.] tending to contract; having the power or property of contracting, or of shrinking into shorter or smaller dimensions; as, the contractile tissues. [1913 Webster] The heart s contractile force. H … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contractile vacuole — n a vacuole in a unicellular organism that contracts regularly to discharge fluid from the body * * * an osmoregulatory organelle of protozoa and sponges that alternately fills with water extracted from the adjacent cytoplasm and then ejects the… … Medical dictionary
contractile vacuole — contractile vacuole. См. сократительная вакуоль. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
Contractile vacuole — Protist Paramecium aurelia with contractile vacuoles A contractile vacuole (abbreviation: CV) is a sub cellular structure (organelle) involved in osmoregulation. It is found predominantly in protists and in unicellular algae. It was previously… … Wikipedia
contractile vacuole — (vak u ōl) In protists and some animals, a clear fluid filled cell vacuole that takes up water from within the cell and then contracts, releasing it to the outside through a pore in a cyclical manner. Contractile vacuoles function primarily in… … Dictionary of microbiology
contractile vacuole — noun Date: 1876 a vacuole in a unicellular organism that contracts regularly to discharge fluid from the body … New Collegiate Dictionary
contractile vacuole — A specialized vacuole of eukaryotic cells, especially Protozoa, that fills with water from the cytoplasm and then discharges this externally by the opening of a permanent narrow neck or a transitory pore. Function is probably osmoregulatory … Dictionary of molecular biology
contractile vacuole — noun A vacuole that removes waste or excess water … Wiktionary
contractile vacuole — Cell Biol. a membrane enveloped cellular organelle, found in many microorganisms, that periodically expands, filling with water, and then contracts, expelling its contents to the cell exterior: thought to be important in maintaining hydrostatic… … Universalium
