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Vinony

globule

noun

  1. large drop of liquid, usually viscous
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɡlɒbjuːl/ / /ˈɡlɑbjul/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Latin globus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin globuluslbor. French globulebor. English globule From French globule, from Latin globulus, from globus (“globe”).

  1. A small round particle of substance; a drop.

    “Suppoſe now that in a fair Day the Sun ſhines through a thin Cloud of ſuch globules of Water or Hail, and that the globules are all of the ſame bigneſs[…]”

    “A civilized hotel is a little urban globule floating like scum on a rustic pool.”