globule

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A small round particle of substance; a drop
{a} a very small globe, round particle, drop
Globules of a liquid or of a soft substance are tiny round particles of it. globules of saliva Our bone marrow contains fat in the form of small globules. = droplet. a small drop of a liquid, or of a solid that has been melted (globulus, from globus; GLOBE)
A little pill or pellet used by homeopathists
a small globe or ball
A minute spherical or rounded structure; as blood, lymph, and pus corpuscles, minute fungi, spores, etc
{i} small globe; small round object; drop
A little globe; a small particle of matter, of a spherical form
globule

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    glob·ule

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    Etymology

    [ 'glä-(")byü(&)l ] (noun.) 1661. From Latin globulus, from globus (“globe”).
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