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glob⋅ule

  [glob-yool]
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–noun
1. a small spherical body.
2. Bok globule.
Origin:
1655–65; < L globulus. See globe, -ule

Bok globule

  [bok]
–noun Astronomy.
a dense spherical cloud of gas and dust in interstellar space that absorbs light from stars.
Also called globule.

Origin:
1975–80; after Bart J. Bok (b. 1906), American astronomer
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glob·ule   (glŏb'yōōl)   
n.  A small spherical mass, especially a small drop of liquid.

[French, from Latin globulus, diminutive of globus, sphere.]
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Main Entry: glob·ule
Pronunciation: 'gläb-(")yü(&)l
Function: noun
: a small globular body or mass (as a drop of water or a bead ofsweat) <globules of mercury> <globules of fat>; specifically : a small spherical pill of compressed sugar usually saturated with an alcoholictincture and used in homeopathy
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globule glob·ule (glŏb'y&oomacr;l)
n.
A small spherical body, especially a drop of liquid.

glob'u·lar (-yə-lər) adj.

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