Spherule
21perlé — perle [ pɛrl ] n. f. • 1140; it. perla, altér. du lat. perna « jambe » 1 ♦ Concrétion dure et brillante, précieuse, le plus souvent sphérique, formée de couches concentriques de nacre sécrétées par l épithélium du manteau chez certains mollusques …
22sphéruleux — sphéruleux, euse [sfeʀylø, øz] adj. ÉTYM. 1904, Rev. gén. des sc., no 7, p. 361, cellules sphéruleuses; de sphérule. ❖ ♦ Didact. D une sphérule …
23spherular — lə(r) adjective Etymology: spherule + ar : taking the form of or resembling a spherule …
24spher|u|lar — «SFEHR u luhr», adjective. 1. having the form of a spherule; resembling a spherule. 2. of or having to do with spherulites; spherulitic …
25spheru|lite — «SFEHR u lyt», noun. a small, spherical, concretionary mass formed in certain igneous rocks. ╂[< Late Latin sphērula (see etym. under spherule (Cf. ↑spherule)) + English ite1] …
26Hemispherule — Hem i*spher ule, n. A half spherule. [1913 Webster] …
27Variole — Va ri*ole, n. [Cf. F. variole smallpox. See {Variola}.] 1. A foveola. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. (Geol.) A spherule of a variolite. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …
28spher- — or sphero ; also sphaer or sphaero combining form Etymology: New Latin sphaer , from Greek sphair , sphairo , from sphaira sphere sphere < spherule > < spherometer > …
29Retina — For the Retina display in the iPhone 4, see iPhone 4#Display. Retina Right human eye cross sectional view. Courtesy NIH National Eye Institute. Many animals hav …
30Variolite — Variolites (Latin varius , speckled, variegated ) are a group of dark green basic igneous rocks that, especially on weathered surfaces, exhibit pale colored spots, or spherules, that give them a pockmarked appearance. In some conditions these… …
