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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There are globules of what looks like roiling space lava, as well as cosmic storms that could make venturing outside of your ship a deadly proposition.
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Alan Bradley, Space.com, 5 Apr. 2025
The researchers observed that Knot E could likely be a free-floating evaporating gas globule with a dense cometary-like structure, which requires further investigation.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2025
The various Bok globules found in star-forming regions as well as in the halo of the Milky Way are examples of dark nebulae.
—Big Think, 18 Mar. 2025
Randomly dense gas globules within the nebula develop and gravitationally collapse and compress to become stars.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2025
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Alan Bradley, Space.com, 5 Apr. 2025
The researchers observed that Knot E could likely be a free-floating evaporating gas globule with a dense cometary-like structure, which requires further investigation.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2025
The various Bok globules found in star-forming regions as well as in the halo of the Milky Way are examples of dark nebulae.
—Big Think, 18 Mar. 2025
Randomly dense gas globules within the nebula develop and gravitationally collapse and compress to become stars.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2025
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 2 May. 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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