different between globule vs globuliferous

English

Etymology

From French globule, from Latin globulus, from globus (“globe”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??l?bju?l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??l?bjul/
• Hyphenation: glob?ule

Noun

globule (plural globules)

1. A small round particle of substance; a drop.

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin globulus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?.byl/

Noun

globule m (plural globules)

1. globule
2. blood cell

Derived terms

• globule blanc
• globule rouge

Descendants

• ? English: globule

Further reading

• “globule” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Noun

globule

1. vocative singular of globulus

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [??lobule]

Noun

globule n

1. vocative singular of glob

English

Etymology

globule +? -ferous

Adjective

globuliferous (comparative more globuliferous, superlative most globuliferous)

1. (geology) Bearing globules; of rocks, having a concretionary structure where the concretions are isolated globules evenly distributed through the texture of the rock.