globules

Small liquid beads

Globules are small, round drops or spherical masses of liquid or semi-liquid substance: globules of fat floating in the broth, mercury separating into tiny globules.

The word suggests something that holds its rounded shape rather than spreading flat.

In astronomy, globules are small dark clouds of gas and dust.

droplets

droplets

Minute liquid globules

  • beadsSmall pierced ornaments for stringing
  • blobsAmorphous masses
  • bubblesGas-filled liquid spheres

dew · pearls · drips · spatters · splashes · trickles · ooze · splatters · driblets

microscopic

cells

Basic biological units

  • sporesAsexual reproductive bodies
  • pollenFloral reproductive grains
  • amoebaeUnicellular shape-shifting organisms

microbeads · colloids · micelles · liposomes · nanoparticles · microspheres · vesicles · granules · inclusions

fat

lipids

Water-insoluble biomolecules

lard · tallow · sebum · cream · marbling · schmaltz · drippings · suet · ghee

molten

mercury

Liquid metallic element

  • solderFusible bonding alloy
  • slagIndustrial metalworking byproduct
  • lavaErupted liquid stone

glass · metal · wax · plastic · lead · gold · silver · resin · magma · pitch

medical

plasma

Electrified matter state

serum · cytoplasm · vesicles · vacuoles · organelles

Categories
Opposites
form and continuity

globulesstreams

Continuous flows of something

continuous flow · rivers · flows · currents · sheets

size and scale

globulesmasses

Bulk or populace

chunks · boulders · slabs · blocks · lumps

shape

globulesshards

Broken fragments of brittle material

slivers · flakes · sheets · cubes · crystals

Family

globular, globule

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G