gas vacuole
Botany
noun
A gas-containing vacuole found in certain bacteria and blue-green algae, thought to be involved in regulating buoyancy in water.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in William Saville-Kent (1845–1908), marine biologist.
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