Meanings
nouncontractile vacuole (plural contractile vacuoles)
plural contractile vacuoles
- biologyA vacuole that removes waste or excess water.
Translations
German Kontraktile Vakuole
- Kontraktile Vakuolea vacuole that removes waste or excess water
Italian vacuolo contrattile
- vacuolo contrattilea vacuole that removes waste or excess water
Portuguese vacúolo contrátil, vacúolo pulsátil
- vacúolo contrátila vacuole that removes waste or excess water
- vacúolo pulsátila vacuole that removes waste or excess water
Turkish kontraktil koful, vurgan koful
- kontraktil kofula vacuole that removes waste or excess water
- vurgan kofula vacuole that removes waste or excess water
- boşaltım kofulua vacuole that removes waste or excess water
Cite this entry
APA
contractile vacuole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contractile%20vacuole
MLA
“contractile vacuole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contractile%20vacuole. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contractile vacuole,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contractile%20vacuole.
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