Globule
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡlɒbjuːl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Globule is a noun meaning A small round particle of substance; a drop.
Meaning
A small round particle of substance; a drop.
Example Sentences
A civilized hotel is a little urban globule floating like scum on a rustic pool.
Suppoſe now that in a fair Day the Sun ſhines through a thin Cloud of ſuch globules of Water or Hail, and that the globules are all of the ſame bigneſs[…]
They described the eggs as spherical in shape, highly transparent with a thin, horny egg membrane and a relatively wide perivitelline space. Each egg contained a single oil globule.
Mature female black rockfish and newborn (inset), which sports an oil globule (arrow) - its prepacked lunch. Older moms give young a bigger starting meal, boosting the offsprings'^([sic]) growth and survival.
Word Forms
- globules
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include drop, body, protoplasmal, bead, cell, globulet.
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