Vesicle

Word VESICLE
Character 7
Hyphenation ves i cle
Pronunciations /ˈviːsɪkəl/

Definitions and meanings of "Vesicle"

What do we mean by vesicle?

A small enclosed structure or cavity, especially. noun

A membrane-bound structure within a cell in which materials such as enzymes are transported or stored. noun

A sac or cyst, especially one containing fluid. noun

A blister of the skin. noun

A cavity formed in volcanic rock by entrapment of a gas bubble during solidification. noun

In petrography, a cavity in lava formed by the expansion of escaping gasbubbles, chiefly of steam. noun

Any small bladder-like structure, cavity, cell, or the like, in a body; a membranous or vesicular vessel or cavity; a little sac or cyst. Also vesicule. noun

A minute hollow sphere or bubble of water or other liquid. noun

A bladderlike vessel; a membranous cavity; a cyst; a cell. noun

A small bladderlike body in the substance of a vegetable, or upon the surface of a leaf. noun

A small, and more or less circular, elevation of the cuticle, containing a clear watery fluid. noun

A cavity or sac, especially one filled with fluid. noun

A small convex hollow prominence on the surface of a shell or a coral. noun

A small cavity, nearly spherical in form, and usually of the size of a pea or smaller, such as are common in some volcanic rocks. They are produced by the liberation of watery vapor in the molten mass. noun

A membrane-bound compartment found in a cell. noun

A small bladder-like cell or cavity. noun

A small sac or cyst or vacuole, especially one containing fluid. A blister formed in or beneath the skin, containing serum. A bleb. noun

A pocket of embryonic tissue that is the beginning of an organ. noun

A small cavity formed in volcanic rock by entrapment of a gas bubble during solidification. noun

A small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid) noun

A membrane-bound compartment found in a cell.

A small bladder-like cell or cavity; a vesicula.

A small sac or cyst or vacuole, especially one containing fluid. A blister formed in or beneath the skin, containing serum. A bleb.

A pocket of embryonic tissue that is the beginning of an organ.

A small cavity formed in volcanic rock by entrapment of a gas bubble during solidification.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Vesicle

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The word "vesicle" in example sentences

Inside-outside transitions of phospholipids in vesicle membranes. ❋ Unknown (2007)

All of the molecules in a given vesicle are identical; that is, a vesicle will contain only norepinephrine molecules or only GABA molecules. ❋ Kenneth Blum (1991)

The punctured part on a boy's arm (who was inoculated with fresh limpid virus) on the sixth day, instead of shewing a beginning vesicle, which is usual in the cow-pox at that period, was encrusted over with a rugged, amber-coloured scab. ❋ Various (N/A)

-- The ovaries develop with the growth of the female, so that finally at the period of puberty they ripen and liberate an ovum or germ vesicle, which is carried into the uterine cavity of the ❋ B. G. Jefferis (N/A)

In this work he demonstrated first, that the Graafian follicles in the ovary are not the actual eggs, but that they contain the spherical vesicle, which is the true ovum, a body about the one hundred and twentieth of an inch in diameter, wherein lie the properties transmitting the physical and mental characteristics of the parent or grandparent, or even of more remote ancestors. ❋ Various (N/A)

-- The ovaries develop with the growth of the female, so that finally at the period of puberty they ripen and liberate an ovum or germ vesicle, which is carried into the uterine cavity of the Fallopian tubes. ❋ B.G. Jefferis (N/A)

The punctured part on a boy’s arm (who was inoculated with fresh limpid virus) on the sixth day, instead of shewing a beginning vesicle, which is usual in the cow-pox at that period, was encrusted over with a rugged, amber-coloured scab. ❋ Unknown (1909)

There is a common uro-genital duct, into which a seminal vesicle, which is especially large in early spring, opens. ❋ Unknown (1906)

The ovaries develop with the growth of the female, so that, finally, at the pubescent period, they ripen and liberate an ovum, or germ vesicle, which is carried into the uterine cavity through the Fallopian tubes. ❋ Ray Vaughn Pierce (1877)

When diluted with water and placed under the microscope they are found to consist of a spheroidal sac, containing a clear or granular fluid and a spheroidal vesicle, which is termed the _nucleus_. ❋ Ray Vaughn Pierce (1877)

Cells move components in and out through a process called vesicle fusion. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The vesicle is a tiny, bubble-like chamber inside the cell that contains the substance to be moved, stored and released - in this case, proteins like enzymes or hormones. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The vesicle is a tiny, bubble-like chamber inside the cell that contains the substance to be moved, stored and released -- in this case, proteins like enzymes or hormones. ❋ BJS (2010)

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