A small round drop or ball of liquid or other substance; a tiny sphere.
From French 'globule,' derived from Latin 'globulus' (diminutive of 'globus'), literally meaning a small globe. Entered English in the 1600s with increased scientific study.
Blood cells were first discovered as tiny globules under early microscopes—scientists were amazed to realize blood wasn't liquid but actually contained millions of miniature spheres floating in it!
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