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US
/ˈnɑdʒuɫ/
]
[ UK /nˈɒdjuːl/ ]
[ UK /nˈɒdjuːl/ ]
NOUN
- a small node
- small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant
- (mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment)
How To Use nodule In A Sentence
- Closely related in origin to manganese nodules are the ferromanganese incrustations found on exposed rocks of the mid-ocean ridge, seamounts, and other places in the ocean where bare rock is exposed.
- If bacteria cause the interdigital furunculosis, there may be several nodules with new lesions developing as others resolve.
- Another characteristic feature of many of the viral encephalitides is the glial nodule which is illustrated on this microphotograph.
- Microscopic examination of datolite nodules from a number of localities shows that native copper is probably the most common impurity.
- He had subsequent radical excision of the recurrent nodule, including surrounding abdominal wall, costal cartilages, and ribs.
- The burnability of the proposed raw mix has been tested in a muffle furnace by firing nodules at 1450°C for 30 minutes. Chapter 17
- The bodies of iron sulfide nodules in the Olentangy Shale are composed of fine-grained pyrite, and their surfaces are frequently covered with tabular crystals of marcasite.
- Once dry, the individual nodules are immersed in water, causing much of the clay to fall away.
- The ancient knappers struck nodules nearly dead center with a wedge initiation of 90 deg.
- The clinical significance of these small nodules of Langerhans cells is not fully understood.