Word
Vesicle
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
ves-i-cle
Definition
- n. - A bladderlike vessel; a membranous cavity; a cyst; a cell.
- n. - A small bladderlike body in the substance of vegetable, or
upon the surface of a leaf.
- n. - A small, and more or less circular, elevation of the
cuticle, containing a clear watery fluid.
- n. - A cavity or sac, especially one filled with fluid; as, the
umbilical vesicle.
- n. - A small convex hollow prominence on the surface of a shell
or a coral.
- n. - 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.
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