VACUOLE Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word vacuole. (close relations)
vacuoles
Best Alternative Words for VACUOLE
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| cavity | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sizeable hole (usually in the ground) • space that is surrounded by something • soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth • (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body | ||||||||
| cell | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • any small compartment • (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals • a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction • a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement • a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver • small room in which a monk or nun lives • a room where a prisoner is kept | ||||||||
| chamber | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a natural or artificial enclosed space • an enclosed volume in the body • a room where a judge transacts business • a deliberative or legislative or administrative or judicial assembly • a room used primarily for sleeping verb • place in a chamber | ||||||||
| sac | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a member of the Algonquian people formerly living in Wisconsin in the Fox River valley and on the shores of Green Bay • an enclosed space • a case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule • a structure resembling a bag in an animal | ||||||||
| vesicle | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid) | ||||||||
