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ole — ole·a·ce·ae; ole·a·ceous; ole·a·ci·na; ole·a·cin·i·dae; ole·ag·i·nous; ole·ag·i·nous·ly; ole·ag·i·nous·ness; ole·a·les; ole·an·der; ole·an·drin; ole·a·no·lic; ole·ar·ia; ole·as·ter; ole·ate; ole·fi·ant; ole·fin; ole·fin·ic; ole·ic; ole·if·er·ous; … English syllables
vac — no·vac·u·lite; vac·car·ia; vac·ca·ry; vac·cen·ic; vac·ci·nal; vac·ci·na·tion; vac·ci·na·tor; vac·cin·ia; vac·cin·i·a·ce·ae; vac·cin·i·al; vac·cin·iform; vac·cin·i·um; vac·ci·noid; vac·il·lan·cy; vac·il·lant; vac·il·late; vac·il·lat·ing·ly;… … English syllables
vacuole — vac·u·ole … English syllables
vacuole — vac•u•ole [[t]ˈvæk yuˌoʊl[/t]] n. 1) cbl a membrane bound cavity within a cell, often containing a watery liquid or secretion 2) cbl a minute cavity or vesicle in organic tissue • Etymology: 1850–55; < F; see vacuum, ole I vac•u•o•lar ˌvæk… … From formal English to slang
vacuole — 1. A minute space in any tissue. 2. A clear space in the substance of a cell, sometimes degenerative in character, sometimes surrounding an englobed foreign body and serving as a temporary cell stomach for the digestion of the … Medical dictionary
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
Food 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
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pseudovacuole — An apparent vacuole in a cell, either an artifact or an intracellular parasite. * * * pseu·do·vac·u·ole (soo″do vakґu ōl) a round space within certain red blood cells that contains an animal microorganism … Medical dictionary
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables