vacuolate

American  

[vak-yoo-uh-lit, -leyt, -yuh-lit, -yuh-leyt] / ˈvæk ju ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt, -jə lɪt, -jəˌleɪt /

Also vacuolated

adjective

1. having a vacuole or vacuoles.

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Etymology

Origin of vacuolate

First recorded in 1855–60; vacuole + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

There is often a distinction, clear, but never sharp, between the richly vacuolate, almost frothy ectoplasm and the denser endoplasm.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various