First Known Use: 1660
Dictionary
in vacuo
adverb in vac·uo \in-ˈva-kyə-ˌwō\
Definition of IN VACUO
: in a vacuum
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Origin of IN VACUO
New Latin
Rhymes with IN VACUO
Arapaho, arpeggio, at one's elbow, bocaccio, bull's-eye window, carrion crow, centesimo, clock radio, con spirito, continuo, curculio, D'Annunzio, DMSO, Eustachio, ex nihilo, fantastico, fellatio, Fernando Póo, finocchio, fortissimo, Geronimo, get-up-and-go, go with the flow, Guantánamo, hereinbelow, home video, in dubio, intaglio, in utero, laminar flow, lancet window, La Rochefoucauld, lentissimo, locus in quo, lothario, magnifico, malapropos, Medicine Bow, medicine show, New Mexico, oregano, picture window, politico, portfolio, presidio, prestissimo, punctilio, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, Rosario, quo warranto, Sarajevo, scenario, simpatico, sound-and-light show, status in quo, talk radio, tennis elbow, turbulent flow, Verrocchio
Medical Dictionary
in vacuo
adverb in vac·uo \in-ˈvak-yə-ˌwō\
Medical Definition of IN VACUO
: in a vacuum <serum dried in vacuo>
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