vesicle
Plural: vesicles
Noun
- a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid)
- A membrane-bound compartment found in a cell.
- A small bladder-like cell or cavity, as:
- A small sac filled with juice, one of many constituting the pulp of a fruit such as an orange, lemon, or grapefruit.
- A small bladder-like cell or cavity, as:
- A small sac or cyst or vacuole, especially one containing fluid. A blister formed in or beneath the skin, containing serum. A bleb.
- A small bladder-like cell or cavity, as:
- A small sac or cyst or vacuole, especially one containing fluid. A blister formed in or beneath the skin, containing serum. A bleb.
- (usually and especially) Such a blister that is less than 5 mm in diameter.
- 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.
- pl. -S a small bladder
Origin / Etymology
From Middle French vesicule, from Latin vēsīcula.
Scrabble Score: 12
vesicle: valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordvesicle: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
vesicle: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
vesicle is a valid Words With Friends word