vacuolate

American

[vak-yoo-uh-lit, -leyt, -yuh-lit, -yuh-leyt] / ˈvæk yu ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt, -yə lɪt, -yəˌleɪt /

Also vacuolated

adjective

having a vacuole or vacuoles.

Etymology

Origin of vacuolate

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

Example Sentences

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

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