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droplet

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


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The result is a fleeting droplet of primordial matter.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

"Essentially, all of this happens because there is a physical relation between the size of a droplet and the size of ice crystals in the clouds and the frequency spectrum," she pointed out.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

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

An attractive force pulling the particles together is precisely counteracted by pressure produced by the fermions, keeping the droplet from collapsing.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026

Five or ten Ebola-virus particles suspended in a droplet of blood could easily slip through a pinhole in a surgical glove, and that might be enough to start an explosive infection.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

Fog forms when air cools and water vapour condenses into tiny droplets suspended near the ground, creating cloud at ground level.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

She pointed out enormous lily pads speckled with glistening rainwater droplets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

The altered cells also accumulated substantially fewer lipid droplets, the structures used to store fat.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Plague is a bacterial disease that can occur in several forms, including pneumonic plague, the most contagious type, which can spread through respiratory droplets.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

The droplets of water falling from the blade of the oar were tiny stars, extinguished as quickly as they burned into being.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo


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