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droplet

[drop-lit] / ˈdrɒp lɪt /
NOUN
small amount of liquid
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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Their results showed that nanoscale particles once viewed as imperfections to be eliminated could instead provide useful sites for droplet formation.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026

The droplet survives for only a tiny fraction of a second before expanding and converting into other particles.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026

Researchers from China, the US, and Israel estimated quasi-steady-state supersaturation using measurements of updraft speeds and cloud droplet size distributions.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026

One of the biggest advantages of the technique is that the bubbles disappear completely as the droplet dries, leaving behind no residue.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026

Not even when behind his back all his neighbors spread the terrible rumor that anyone with even one droplet of Wispy Whiskers’ blood was forever cursed by the gods.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord

Scented cleaners release terpenes when fragrance compounds evaporate from sprayed droplets or cleaned surfaces.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

The new findings raise the possibility that the droplets act as a storage reservoir for lipids containing BFAs.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

Runners up in the competition included videos of a roundworm encountering a single-celled organism and microscopic jellyfish larvae suspended in droplets of water.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Using observations of Venus together with radiative-transfer modeling, the scientists estimated how strongly the liquid inside the planet's cloud droplets would need to absorb ultraviolet and blue light to match what spacecraft and telescopes observe.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

Will looked around for the angel and saw his shape outlined in droplets of mist in the late afternoon light.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman




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