What does "globule" mean?

A small round particle of substance; a drop.

What is a synonym for "globule"?

Common synonyms include: air bubble, antibody, antigen, arterial blood, ball, balloon.

/ˈɡlɒbjuːl/ noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
A small round particle of substance; a drop.
"Suppoſe now that in a fair Day the Sun ſhines through a thin Cloud of ſuch globules of Water or Hail, and that the globules are all of the ſame bigneſs[…]"
2
a small globe or ball wordnet

"The globule of spittle emerged between his lips."

From French globule, from Latin globulus, from globus (“globe”).