vesicle
1 synonym for vesicle, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — Biology: a small enclosed space inside a cell, surrounded by a membrane.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
Came into English from Middle French vesicule, from Latin vēsīcula. By surface analysis it splits into vesic- + -le, and it is a doublet of vesicule.
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