Globule

  • 41globule — Synonyms and related words: Rh factor, Rh negative, Rh positive, Rh type, Rhesus factor, air bubble, antibody, antigen, arterial blood, ball, balloon, bladder, bleb, blister, blob, blood, blood bank, blood blister, blood cell, blood count, blood… …

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  • 42globule — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. glob, drop[let], bead, blob; spherule. See rotundity. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A quantity of liquid falling or resting in a spherical mass: driblet, drop, droplet. See DRY …

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  • 43Globule — Glo|bu|le 〈f.; Gen.: , Pl.: n; Astron.〉 rundlicher Dunkelnebel aus Staub u. Gas mit einem verhältnismäßig kleinen Durchmesser von nur 0,2 1,5 Lichtjahren [Etym.: <lat. globulus, Verkleinerungsform zu globus »Kugel«] …

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  • 44globule — glob|ule [ˈglɔbju:l US ˈgla: ] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: Latin globulus, from globus; GLOBE] a small drop of a liquid, or of a solid that has been melted ▪ globules of fat …

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  • 45globule — glob|ule [ glabjul ] noun count a small ball of a thick liquid or a sticky substance …

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  • 46globule — [[t]glɒ̱bjuːl[/t]] globules N COUNT: usu pl, oft N of n 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. Syn: droplet …

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  • 47globule — glob·ule || glÉ‘bjuːl / glÉ’b n. small globe; small round object; drop …

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  • 48globule — [ glɒbju:l] noun 1》 a small round particle of a substance; a drop. 2》 Astronomy a small dark cloud of gas and dust seen against a brighter background such as a luminous nebula. Derivatives globulous adjective Origin C17: from Fr., or from L.… …

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  • 49globule — n. Spherule, little globe, small round particle, drop, bead …

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  • 50globule — noun (C) a small drop of a liquid, or of a solid that has been melted: tiny globules of mercury …

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