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food vacuole
food vacuolen. A vacuole in a single-celled organism where food taken in from outside the cell is digested.food vacuole n (Zoology) biology a cavity surrounding ingested food particles in some protozoans food′ vac`uole
n. a membrane-enclosed cell vacuole with a digestive function, containing material taken in by the process of phagocytosis. [1885–90] food vacuole
food vacuole[′füd ‚vak·yə‚wōl] (cell and molecular biology) A membrane-bound organelle in which digestion occurs in cells capable of phagocytosis. Also known as heterophagic vacuole; phagocytic vacuole. food vacuole
food vacuolen. A vacuole in which phagocytized food is digested.food vacuole a fluid-filled space in the cytoplasm of a cell. It is formed by the plasma membrane of the cells invaginating to form a flask-like depression around a food particle and then the neck of the flask closing off, so sealing the food within the cell - a process known as PHAGOCYTOSIS. |