globule

[US]/'glɒbjuːl/
[UK]/'ɡlɑbjul/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.droplet
pill
blood cell
small spherical body
Word Forms
Pluralglobules

Phrases & Collocations

tiny globule

liquid globule

gelatinous globule

transparent globule

glistening globule

Example Sentences

globules of fat.

Quantitative Analyses of the Viscometric Data of the Coil-Globule and Globule-Coil Transition of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) in Water;

Globules of wax fell from the candle.

Methods Colophony globules were administered to rats by gastrogavage and the gastric emptying rate was calculated by counting the number of colophony globules in stomach.

Results It was shown that calium globules of various e l ectron density or sheets of calcified osseous tissue blended with titanium at th e interface.

a globule of water

a globule of oil

globules of fat in the soup

tiny globules of mercury

a globule of sweat

globules of ink on the paper

a globule of saliva

globules of air bubbles in the water

globules of honey on the toast

Real-world Examples

So if you can see little globules of yellow things, that's fat.

Source: Connection Magazine

The finding study could explain mysterious globules seen on the leg of the Phoenix in 2008.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Collection July 2014

The laser beam breaks the ink globules into smaller particles that can then be cleared away by the macrophages.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

The kind of chemistry that went on in those globules, is associated with life on Earth.

Source: The History Channel documentary "Cosmos"

More scientist began studying that sample, and they were astonished, when they eventually found, what looked like carbon globules.

Source: The History Channel documentary "Cosmos"

Some globules came into the room.

Source: Pan Pan

Now Muotri's team may have that model, in the form of small globules of brain cells they've created in the lab.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American July 2020 Collection

It breaks apart large fat globules so that enzymes from the pancreas can digest the fats.

Source: 2017 Class of Specialized Foreign Language Audio

The dawn in the east looked like the light from some great fire that was burning under the edge of the world. The color was reflected in the globules of dew that sheathed the short gray pasture grass.

Source: Ah, pioneers!

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