globules

plural of globule
as in beads
the quantity of fluid that falls naturally in one rounded mass fat globules of hot wax dripping onto the table

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droplets
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  • There might be something undeniably satisfying about working up a sweat, watching the droplets roll down your skin and leaving you with a red-faced glow.
    Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
  • While white adipose tissue has one large fatty droplet, brown tissue has many tiny droplets, and lots of mitochondria.
    Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Globules.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/globules. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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