globule

noun

glob·​ule ˈglä-(ˌ)byül 

: a tiny globe or ball especially of a liquid

globules of mercury

Synonyms

• bead
• blob
• driblet
• drip
• drop
• droplet
• glob

Examples of globule in a Sentence

fat globules of hot wax dripping onto the table

Recent Examples on the Web

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. —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

Word History

Etymology

French, from Latin globulus, diminutive of globus

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

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