sac
noun
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
saclike
-
a word derived from
sac.
Example Sentences
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The stomach is a saclike organ that secretes gastric digestive juices.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
And saw, for example, the perfect navy pea coat, but with a saclike back, cut to curve out behind.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2022
The scheduled surgery was for symptomatic diverticular stenosis of the colon, a condition in which saclike pouches protrude from the muscular layer of the colon, leading it to become narrow.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 5, 2021
Many cells contain vacuoles, which are large, saclike, membrane-enclosed structures.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2018
We may conceive that the primordial fishes not only had gills used in breathing air dissolved in water, but also developed a saclike pouch off the gullet.
From The Elements of Geology by William Harmon Norton
