Globule
['glɒbjuːl] or ['ɡlɑbjul]
Definition
(n.) A little globe; a small particle of matter, of a spherical form.
(n.) A minute spherical or rounded structure; as blood, lymph, and pus corpuscles, minute fungi, spores, etc.
(n.) A little pill or pellet used by homeopathists.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Spherule, little globe, small round particle.
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Examples
- When Davy saw these globules of a hitherto unknown metal, he danced about the laboratory in ecstasy and for some time was too much excited to continue his experiments. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Small glass globules, containing sulphuric acid, were introduced into the composition of chlorate of potass and sugar, which, when broken, set fire to the mixture and lighted the match. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- He thought of atmospheric moisture as consisting of minute drops of water, or globules among the globules of oxygen and nitrogen. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
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