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vesicle
ve·si·cle / ˈvesikəl/ • n. a fluid- or air-filled cavity or sac, in particular: ∎ Anat. & Zool. a small fluid-filled bladder, sac, cyst, or vacuole within the body. ∎ Bot. an air-filled swelling in a plant, esp. a seaweed. ∎ Geol. a small cavity in volcanic rock, produced by gas bubbles in the molten lava. ∎ Med. a small blister full of clear fluid. DERIVATIVES: ve·sic·u·lar / vəˈsikyələr/ adj.ve·sic·u·lat·ed / vəˈsikyəˌlātid/ adj.ve·sic·u·la·tion / vəˌsikyəˈlāshən/ n. |
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"vesicle." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "vesicle." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-vesicle.html "vesicle." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-vesicle.html |
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vesicle (adj. vesicular) A bubble-shaped cavity in lava, formed by the expansion of entrapped gases. Such cavities may later become filled with material deposited from solution. Vesicular basalt (bubbly basalt lava) is basaltic lava containing numerous openings, generally ellipsoidal or cylindrical in shape, formed by the expansion of dissolved gases in the molten rock. See also AMYGDALE; and SCORIACEOUS.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "vesicle." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "vesicle." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-vesicle.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "vesicle." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-vesicle.html |
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1. Generally, any small bladderlike structure containing a fluid. 2. A small, membrane-bound, fluid-filled sphere that occurs, often in large numbers, in the cytoplasm of many eukaryotic cells. Vesicles may be variously associated with the uptake and discharge of materials in cells and also with their transport and storage. |
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "vesicle." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "vesicle." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-vesicle.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "vesicle." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-vesicle.html |
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1. Generally, any small bladder-like structure containing a fluid. 2. A small, membrane-bound, fluid-filled sphere that occurs, often in large numbers, in the cytoplasm of many eukaryotic cells. Vesicles may be variously associated with the uptake and discharge of materials in cells and also with their transport and storage. |
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "vesicle." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "vesicle." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-vesicle.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "vesicle." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-vesicle.html |
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vesicle (ves-ikŭl) n.
1. a very small blister in the skin that contains serum. Vesicles occur in a variety of skin disorders, including eczema and herpes. 2. (in anatomy) any small bladder, especially one filled with fluid. —vesicular (ves-ik-yoo-ler) adj. |
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"vesicle." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "vesicle." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-vesicle.html "vesicle." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-vesicle.html |
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vesicle A small, usually fluid-filled, membrane-bound sac within the cytoplasm of a living cell. Vesicles occur, for example, as part of the Golgi apparatus, as lysosomes, or as microbodies.
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"vesicle." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "vesicle." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-vesicle.html "vesicle." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-vesicle.html |
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vesicle
•cackle, crackle, grackle, hackle, jackal, mackle, shackle, tackle
•ankle, rankle
•Gaskell, mascle, paschal
•tabernacle • ramshackle
•débâcle, diarchal, matriarchal, monarchal, patriarchal, sparkle
•rascal
•deckle, freckle, heckle, Jekyll, shekel, speckle
•faecal (US fecal), treacle
•chicle, fickle, mickle, nickel, pickle, prickle, sickle, strickle, tickle, trickle
•besprinkle, crinkle, sprinkle, tinkle, twinkle, winkle, wrinkle
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•botanical, Brahmanical, mechanical, puritanical, sanicle, tyrannical
•ecumenical
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•clinical, cynical, dominical, finical, Jacobinical, pinnacle, rabbinical
•canonical, chronicle, conical, ironical
•tunicle • pumpernickel • vernicle
•apical • epical
•atypical, prototypical, stereotypical, typical
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•calendrical
•asymmetrical, diametrical, geometrical, metrical, symmetrical, trimetrical
•electrical • ventricle
•empirical, lyrical, miracle, panegyrical, satirical
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•sceptical (US skeptical) • testicle
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•Carmichael, cervical, cycle, Michael
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•cockle, grockle
•corncockle • snorkel
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•archducal, coucal, ducal, pentateuchal
•buckle, chuckle, knuckle, muckle, ruckle, suckle, truckle
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•parbuckle • carbuncle • turnbuckle
•pinochle • furuncle • honeysuckle
•demoniacal, maniacal, megalomaniacal, paradisiacal, zodiacal
•manacle • barnacle • cenacle
•binnacle • monocle • epochal
•reciprocal
•coracle, oracle
•spectacle
•pentacle, tentacle
•receptacle • obstacle • equivocal
•circle, encircle
•semicircle
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"vesicle." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "vesicle." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-vesicle.html "vesicle." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-vesicle.html |
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