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   ve·si·cle

   /ˈvesək(ə)l/

   noun

   • 1. a small fluid-filled bladder, sac, cyst, or vacuole within the body.
   • ▪ a small blister full of clear fluid.
   • 2. an air-filled swelling in a plant, especially a seaweed.
   • 3. a small cavity in volcanic rock, produced by gas bubbles in the molten lava.

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French vésicule or Latin vesicula, diminutive of vesica ‘bladder’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. vesicular adjective
   • 2. vesiculated adjective
   • 3. vesiculation noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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