food vacuole

food vacuole ExamplesWord Origin noun Cell Biology.

1. a membrane-enclosed cell vacuole with a digestive function, containing material taken up in by the process of phagocytosis.

Origin of food vacuole First recorded in 1885–90 Examples from the Web for food vacuole Historical Examples of food vacuole

Food-vacuole, a small drop of water containing digestive material and a food-ball.

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British Dictionary definitions for food vacuole food vacuole noun

1. biology a cavity surrounding ingested food particles in some protozoans