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Pronunciation : Glob"ule
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. globulus, dim. of globus globe: cf. F. globule.]
Definition : 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.

2. (Biol.)

Defn: A minute spherical or rounded structure; as blood, lymph, and pus corpuscles, minute fungi, spores, etc.

3. A little pill or pellet used by homeopathists.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913