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   Glob·ule

   /ˈɡläbˌyo͞ol/

   

   noun

   • 1. a small round particle of a substance; a drop: "globules of fat"
   • ▪ a small dark cloud of gas and dust seen against a brighter background such as a luminous nebula.

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from French, or from Latin globulus, diminutive of globus ‘spherical object, globe’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. globulous adjective

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • G

     2

   • L

     1

   • O

     1

   • B

     3

   • U

     1

   • L

     1

   • E

     1

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