GLOBULE


Meaning of GLOBULE in English

/ ˈglɒbjuːl; NAmE ˈglɑːb-/ noun

a very small drop or ball of a liquid or of a solid that has been melted :

a globule of fat

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from French , or from Latin globulus , diminutive of globus spherical object, globe.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.