nodules

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Before, Ahmad could tap — meaning to cut incisions in the acacia trees, which exude sap that a few weeks later hardens into nodules of Hashab gum — four orchards in one go.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

The rover also spotted small, bumpy structures called nodules.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

The scientists believe that the nodules give off enough electric charge to split seawater into hydrogen and oxygen, a process known as electrolysis.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

The symptoms are fever, mucal discharge and nodules on the skin.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

Within two weeks, some of the nodules had grown to two centimeters —about the size of Henrietta’s tumor when she went in for her radium treatments.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot