droplets

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Inside adipocytes, fat is stored in structures called lipid droplets.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

During the outbreak, people appeared to be infected mostly "through inhalation of droplets", it added.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

On local Telegram chat groups, people shared photos of oil slicks in the sea, black puddles on the road and stray animals covered in oily droplets.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Chen fitted me with what looked like an enormous diving mask that quickly filled with cool, hydrating mist — I felt droplets of water dripping from my eyes and down my cheeks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 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