[ US /ˈnɑdʒuɫ/ ]
[ UK /nˈɒdjuːl/ ]
NOUN
  1. a small node
  2. small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant
  3. (mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment)
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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.
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