vacuole
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8.2
- noun
- /ˈvæk.ju.oʊl/
- Specialized
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vacuola
- Those two areas inside it must be the nucleus and the contractile vacuole.
So if you then put them in a vacuum, you can you can rupture a bunch of the vacuole walls and then you can infuse something else into it.
- So if you then put them in a vacuum, you can you can rupture a bunch of the vacuole walls and then you can infuse something else into it.
Examples
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There the similarities end, however, as the vacuole performs many other vital tasks that the more specialized lysosome does not.
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So here, researchers show that they can extend life in yeast by reversing a change that occurs in the vacuole.
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To perform those jobs, the interior of the vacuole must be highly acidic.
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And this is a cell with a nucleus and some vacuoles and so on.
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Until now, the vacuole's role in breaking down proteins was thought to be of primary importance.
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So if you then put them in a vacuum, you can you can rupture a bunch of the vacuole walls and then you can infuse something else into it.
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As the single cell muttered the Spontaneous Unmanifestation Mantra through his mouth, his body was quickly absorbed into its vacuole.
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In addition, the spores were found in septate parasitophorous vacuoles (Figures 5), a feature consistent with Septata intestinalis.
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The vacuole in a plant cell stores water and nutrients, helping to maintain turgor pressure.
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In animal cells, the vacuole plays a role in waste storage and the regulation of cell volume.
Synonyms
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7.9
A small sac in living things that holds fluid
Surface Forms
Morphology
vacuole = vacuum (opaque) = vacu + ole
Although related to the notion of emptiness (compare vacuum), the combining form 'vacu-' and the diminutive suffix '-ole' are technical and not transparent to average learners, so the biological sense 'small cavity' is not obvious.
Etymology
Vacuole comes from the Latin vacuus, meaning 'empty', and is related to English words like vacuum and vacant, while the small ending makes it a 'little empty space'. So a vacuole is like a tiny empty bubble in a cell that holds water or other materials, which helps explain its role.