globule
noun
glob·ule
ˈglä-(ˌ)byül 
: a tiny globe or ball especially of a liquid
globules of mercury
Examples of globule in a Sentence
fat globules of hot wax dripping onto the table
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Randomly dense gas globules within the nebula develop and gravitationally collapse and compress to become stars.
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Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2025
The gold quickly crumbles, shrinking, until the mix can be swept into a small silver globule.
—Sallie Tisdale, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
In Milwaukee, seemingly every component of the gooey globules known as cheese curds — pieces of young cheese that during the cheesemaking process become separated from the whey — is as malleable as the cheddar itself.
—Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
In milk that's commercially produced in the U.S., the step after pasteurization, homogenization, involves forcing milk through a small nozzle at a high pressure to break up its fat globules and give it a uniform consistency.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2025
The gold quickly crumbles, shrinking, until the mix can be swept into a small silver globule.
—Sallie Tisdale, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
In Milwaukee, seemingly every component of the gooey globules known as cheese curds — pieces of young cheese that during the cheesemaking process become separated from the whey — is as malleable as the cheddar itself.
—Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
In milk that's commercially produced in the U.S., the step after pasteurization, homogenization, involves forcing milk through a small nozzle at a high pressure to break up its fat globules and give it a uniform consistency.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for globule
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“Globule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/globule. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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globule
noun
glob·ule
ˈgläb-(ˌ)yü(ə-)l
: a tiny globe or ball
globules of fat
Medical Definition
globule
noun
glob·ule
ˈgläb-(ˌ)yü(ə)l
: a small globular body or mass (as a drop of water or a bead of sweat)
globules of fat
specifically
: a small spherical pill of compressed sugar usually saturated with an alcoholic tincture and used in homeopathy
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