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droplet

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


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"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

Once a droplet leaves, another can form in the newly exposed space.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026

The largest reliable values were found in strong updrafts with relatively low droplet concentrations.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026

By simply changing the number of bubbles in each droplet, the team found they could dramatically alter the pattern left behind as the liquid evaporated.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026

This was the droplet that broke the dam.

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

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

Respiratory droplets carrying the Yersinia bacteria are released through coughing or sneezing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

The epithelial cells engulfed those droplets as well.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026

Pneumonic plague is also highly contagious and can spread from person to person via air droplets.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

Everything was humid and damp, and whereas I’d been freezing cold inside the examination room, I felt sweat droplets trickling from my armpits by the time I made it to Cade’s truck.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith


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