vacuolate

[ vak-yoo-uh-lit, -leyt, -yuh-lit, -yuh-leyt ]

adjective

1. having a vacuole or vacuoles.

Word History and Origins

Origin of vacuolate¹

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.

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