Vacuole

Definition: Vacuole

Vacuole

Noun

1. A tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell.

Etymology: Vacuole \Vac"u*ole\, noun. [Latin expression vacuus empty: compare to the French expression vacuole.]. (Websters 1913)

Specialty Definitions: Vacuole

Domain	Definitions
Industry	Bubble which has grown as the glass contracted during cooling. Source: European Union. (references)
Medicine	A fluid-filled cavity within the cytoplasm of a cell. Source: European Union. (references)
Mining	See:vesicle. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms within Context: Vacuole

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Organization	Archegenesis. (production); antherozoid, bioplasm, biotaxy, chromosome, dysmeromorph; ecology, oecology; erythroblast, gametangium, gamete, germinal matter, invagination; isogamy, oogamy; karyaster; macrogamete, microgamete; metabolism, anabolism, catabolism; metaplasm, ontogeny, ovary, ovum, oxidation, phylogeny, polymorphism, protozoa, spermary, spermatozoon, trophoplasm, vacuole, vertebration, zoogloea, zygote.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Vacuole

English words defined with "vacuole": Contractile vacuole. (references)

Specialty definitions using "vacuole": L.E. cell, LE cell, le roy, lupus erythematosus cell ♦ Neospora ♦ Osteotomy, Le Fort. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Vacuole

Domain	Title
Books	La vacuole dans l'homéostasie et la sénescence des cellules laticifères d'hévéa (reference) The Plant Vacuole (Advances in Botanical Research) (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Vacuole

"Vacuole" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Vacuole" is used about 12 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	12	101,599

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Vacuole

Expressions using "vacuole": Contractile vacuole ♦ Food vacuole. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Vacuole

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
vacuole	11
central vacuole	3
contractile vacuole	2
good vacuole	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Vacuole

Language		Translations for "vacuole"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Arabic		‏تجويف في الخلية. (various references)

Chinese		空泡. (various references)

Danish		vakuole, vaknole, vacuumblaere (vacuum bubble). (various references)

Dutch		vacuole. (various references)

Finnish		tyhjörakko (vacuum bubble), ontelo (cavity, hollow, vacuum bubble, void). (various references)

French		vacuole, bouillon de retassure (vacuum bubble). (various references)

German		kleines Vakuum. (various references)

Greek		κυτταρικό κενό, φυσαλίδα κενού (vacuum bubble). (various references)

Italian		vacuolo. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		液胞 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana		えきほう. (various references)

Korean		액포. (various references)

Manx		folmid killag, follyseen. (various references)

Pig Latin		acuolevay.(various references)

Portuguese		vacúolo (vesicle), bolha de vácuo (vacuum bubble), bolha de retracção (vacuum bubble). (various references)

Russian		вакуоля. (various references)

Spanish		vacuola, burbuja de vacío (vacuum bubble). (various references)

Swedish		vakuumblåsa (vacuum bubble), vakuol. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Vacuole

Derivations
	Words beginning with "vacuole": vacuoles. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Vacuole" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: acubol, marcoule, vachole, vacoule, vaculos, vacuol, Vasoulla. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Vacuole"

Words rhyming with "vacuole" (pronounced 'Vac"u*ole'): Alepole, Alveole, Amphibole, Antipole, Arboricole, Areole, Armhole, Arteriole, Arvicole, Azarole, Azole, Benzol, Benzole, Bibliopole, Blowhole, Borecole, Bracteole, Bronchiole, Bunghole, Cabriole, Cajole, Camisole, Caprifole, Cariole, Carmagnole, Casserole, Cat-hole, Citole, Clycerole, Cole, Counterpole, Creephole, Dariole, Dhole, Doghole, Doole, Eyehole, Farandole, Fasciole, Foliole, Fredstole, Fumarole, Fusarole, girandole, Gladiole, Gloriole, Hand-hole, heart-whole, Imp-pole, insole, keyhole, Kilnhole, loophole, manhole, maypole, Mendole, Metropole, Mousehole, Mudhole, Nole, Nucleole, Obole, Oriole, Ostiole, Outsole, Ovariole, Paludicole, Pass-parole, Patrole, Peephole, Petiole, Pinole, Pistole, Pit-hole, Porthole, Pothole, Pratincole, Quintole, Redpole, ridgepole, rissole, rocambole, Rudderhole, Scole, Septimole, Sight-hole, SOL, sole, Spongiole, Squaterole, stokehole, Strophiole, tadpole, Teaze-hole, Tetrazole, Tole, Touchhole, Traphole, Triole, Tubicole, Tubulicole, Turiole, Typhlosole, Unwhole, urceole, Variole, Venthole, Viole, Virole, Wellhole, Woodhole, Wormhole, Zandmole. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Vacuole

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-e-l-o-u-v"
	-1 letter: alcove, coeval.
	-2 letters: calve, clave, clove, laevo, ovule, uveal, value, vocal.
	-3 letters: alec, aloe, calo, caul, cave, clue, coal, cola, cole, cove, lace, lave, leva, levo, loca, love, luce, olea, oval, ulva, uvea, vale, veal, vela, vole.
	-4 letters: ace, ale, ave, avo, cel, col, cue, eau, ecu, lac, lav, lea, leu, lev, luv, oca, ole, ova, vac, vau, voe.
	-5 letters: ae, al, el, la, lo, oe.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-e-l-o-u-v"
	+1 letter: vacuoles.
	+2 letters: autoclave, equivocal, vacuolate.
	+3 letters: autoclaved, autoclaves, conventual, copulative, novaculite, olivaceous, outcaviled, vacuolated, violaceous.
	+4 letters: cavernously, cocultivate, conventuals, copulatives, countervail, equivocally, inoculative, involucrate, novaculites, outcavilled, overcareful, subvocalize, unequivocal, veraciously.
	+5 letters: cadaverously, cocultivated, cocultivates, consultative, conventually, countervails, equivocality, renovascular, subvocalized, subvocalizes, vesiculation, vocabularies.
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