Definitions for vacuoles

vacuoles vac·u·ole

Spelling: [vak-yoo-ohl]
IPA: /ˈvæk yuˌoʊl/

Vacuoles is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 321 anagrams from letters in vacuoles (acelosuv).

Definitions for vacuoles

noun

  1. a membrane-bound cavity within a cell, often containing a watery liquid or secretion.
  2. a minute cavity or vesicle in organic tissue.

Origin of vacuoles

From French, dating back to 1850-55; See origin at vacuum, -ole1

Examples for vacuoles

This is done by pulsation of the vacuole, which ultimately bursts, passing fluid waste to the outside.

Later on this vacuole disappears, and the grains of pigment make their appearance.

At each end of the cell is a vacuole containing small granules that show an active dancing movement.

These masses of food seem to be inclosed within a little area containing fluid, called a vacuole.

We have received the impression that we have here to deal with a vacuole filled with substance secreted by the cell.

The number of the vacuole containing cells is 15-20% of the colourless blood corpuscles.

There is always one nucleus and one vacuole, but both may be more numerous.

Word Value for vacuoles
Scrable

12

Words with friends

16

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