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Definition of Globule
1. Noun. A small globe or ball.
Definition of Globule
1. n. A little globe; a small particle of matter, of a spherical form.
Definition of Globule
1. Noun. A small round particle of substance; a drop. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Globule
1. a small spherical mass [n -S]
Medical Definition of Globule
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1. A little globe; a small particle of matter, of a spherical form. "Globules of snow." (Sir I. Newton) "These minute globules [a mole's eyes] are sunk . . . Deeply in the skull." (Paley)
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Globule
Literary usage of Globule
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Laboratory Text-book of Embryology by Charles Sedgwick Minot (1903)
"The First Polar globule.—The first polar globule is formed, as stated, ...
The actual extrusion of the first globule has not yet been described. ..."
2. Select Methods in Chemical Analysis. (Chiefly Inorganic). by William Crookes (1871)
"Frequently, when the " brightening " takes place, the silver globule is found
... Sometimes the silver globule in " brightening " may still remain covered ..."
3. Select Methods in Chemical Analysis: (chiefly Inorganic) by William Crookes (1886)
"Sometimes the silver globule in ' brightening' may still remain covered with a
thin film of litharge, although otherwise pure; this arises from too little ..."
4. A Treatise on human physiology by John Call Dalton (1875)
"Variations in the form of the globule are thus produced which succeed each other
... OH A NG ES IN FORM OF A SINGLE WHITE globule of the blood of the Newt ..."
5. Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal (1842)
"In order that these may be compared with the true milk globule, or globule of
... 7 represents the milk globule, which, to appearance, differs in no respect ..."
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