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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.
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{Contractile vacuole}. (Zool.) See under {Contractile}, and
see Illusts. of {Infusoria}, and {Lobosa}.

{Food vacuole}. (Zool.) See under {Food}, and see Illust. of
{Infusoria}.
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