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corpuscle

noun
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As a noun, corpuscle means a minute particle.

Meanings of corpuscle

4 meanings

noun

  1. A minute particle; an atom; a molecule.

  2. A protoplasmic animal cell; especially, such as float free, like blood, lymph, and pus corpuscles; or such as are embedded in an intercellular matrix, like connective tissue and cartilage corpuscles.

  3. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

    Similar: atom, molecule, particle, mote, speck

  4. Either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including plateletsbody

    Similar: blood cell, blood corpuscle

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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noun: (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
atommoleculeparticlemotespeck
noun: either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes…
blood cellblood corpuscle

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