VACUOLATION

vacuolization, vacuolisation, vacuolation

(noun) the state of having become filled with vacuoles

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

vacuolation (plural vacuolations)

(medicine, biology) The formation of vacuoles in a cellular tissue

Source: Wiktionary


Vac"u*o*la"tion, n. (Biol.)

Definition: Formation into, or multiplication of, vacuoles.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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