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Definition of "vacuoles" []

  • Plural form of vacuole. (noun)

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Use "vacuoles" in a sentence
  • "For this I noted at equal intervals of time the successive positions of certain vacuoles from which it was then possible, at one's leisure, to find again the orientation of the sphere at each of these moments and to calculate its rotation from one moment to the next."
  • "This early phase progresses to fluid accumulation in the cells making them pale-staining or showing vacuoles, which is known to the pathologist as "cloudy swelling" or "hydropic degeneration"."
  • "Accumulation of holes, called vacuoles, inside a cell, which are associated with protein aggregation and disrupted regulation of normal protein degradation processes following exposure of cells to the HSP70 inhibitor."