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Corpuscle

A minute particle; an atom; a molecule.

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Narrower term 4

Flyspeck 76% connected

A speck or stain made by the excrement of a fly; hence, any insignificant dot.

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Grain 76% connected

See Groan.

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Grinding 76% connected

of Grind

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Leucocyte 76% connected

A colorless corpuscle, as one of the white blood corpuscles, or those found in lymph, marrow of bone, connective tissue, etc.

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Broader term 2

Material 76% connected

Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical; as, material substance or bodies.

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Stuff 76% connected

Material which is to be worked up in any process of manufacture.

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Corpuscular 74% connected

Pertaining to, or composed of, corpuscles, or small particles.

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Corpuscular 74% connected

Pertaining to, or composed of, corpuscles, or small particles.

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Containing whole 1

Blood 70% connected

The fluid which circulates in the principal vascular system of animals, carrying nourishment to all parts of the body, and bringing away waste produc…

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Synonym 5

Atom 92% connected

An ultimate indivisible particle of matter.

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Molecule 92% connected

One of the very small invisible particles of which all matter is supposed to consist.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Mote 92% connected

of Mot

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Particle 92% connected

A minute part or portion of matter; a morsel; a little bit; an atom; a jot; as, a particle of sand, of wood, of dust.

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Speck 92% connected

The blubber of whales or other marine mammals; also, the fat of the hippopotamus.

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