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vacuole (vakĀ“u-ōl) a space or cavity in the protoplasm of a cell. contractile vacuole
a small fluid-filled cavity in the protoplasm of certain unicellular organisms. It gradually increases in size and then collapses;
its function is thought to be respiratory and excretory.
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