sac

¹

[ sak ]

noun

1. a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.

Sac

²

[ sak, sawk ]

noun

, plural Sacs, (especially collectively) Sac.

1. Sauk.

SAC

³

or S.A.C.

[ sak ]

noun

1. Strategic Air Command.

SAC

¹

abbreviation for

1. Special Area of Conservation

sac

²

/ sæk /

noun

1. a pouch, bag, or pouchlike part in an animal or plant

sac

/ săk /

1. A pouch or pouch-shaped structure in an animal or plant, often containing liquids. The human bladder is a sac.

Derived Forms

• ˈsacˌlike, adjective

Other Words From

• saclike adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sac¹

First recorded in 1735–45; from Latin saccus “bag, sackcloth”; sack ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of sac¹

C18: from French, from Latin saccus; see sack ¹

Example Sentences

“I don’t think we sac bunted once or twice all year, but you need to stay out of a double play, especially when you have Shohei coming up behind you,” Lux said.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s the sesquicentennial of Western Australia, and everyone on Tony and Judy’s cul de sac is excited.

From Los Angeles Times

At the hospital, Nusslock said she was diagnosed with a premature rupture of the membrane of the amniotic sac — a dangerous complication in which an abortion is a recommended treatment.

From Los Angeles Times

The study led by at the University of Exeter Living Systems Institute has revealed how early embryo cells decide between contributing to the foetus or to the supporting yolk sac.

From Science Daily

The remarkably precise method allows researchers to peer into nanometer-sized membrane sacs, called extracellular vesicles or EVs, that can carry different types of cargos, like proteins, nucleic acids and metabolites, in the bloodstream.

From Science Daily

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