globule
noun/ˈɡlɒbjuːl/
/ˈɡlɑːbjuːl/
- a very small drop or ball of a liquid or of a solid that has been melted
- a globule of fat
- Globules of sweat formed on his forehead.
- The milk’s small fat globules make it easy to digest.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French, or from Latin globulus, diminutive of globus ‘spherical object, globe’.Definitions on the go
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