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vac⋅u⋅o⋅la⋅tion

  [vak-yoo-uh-ley-shuhn, -yuh-ley-]
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–noun
1. the formation of vacuoles.
2. the state of being vacuolate.
3. a system of vacuoles.
Origin:
1855–60; vacuole + -ation
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vac·u·ole   (vāk'yōō-ōl')   
n.  A small cavity in the cytoplasm of a cell, bound by a single membrane and containing water, food, or metabolic waste.

[French, from Latin vacuus, empty; see vacuum.]
vac'u·o'lar (-ō'lər, -lär') adj., vac'u·o·la'tion n.
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Main Entry: vac·u·o·la·tion
Pronunciation: "vak-y&-(")wO-'lA-sh&n
Function: noun
: the development or formation ofvacuoles vacuolation>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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vacuolation vac·u·o·la·tion (vāk'y&oomacr;-ō-lā'shən) or vac·u·o·li·za·tion (-lĭ-zā'shən)
n.

  1. The formation of vacuoles.

  2. The condition of having vacuoles.

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