| NOUN | substance | corpuscle, atom, molecule, particle, mote, speck | (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything |
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| body | corpuscle, blood cell, blood corpuscle | either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets |
| Meaning | (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything. | |
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| Synonyms | atom, molecule, particle, mote, speck | |
| Narrower | chylomicron | A microscopic particle of triglycerides produced in the intestines during digestion |
| flyspeck | A tiny dark speck made by the excrement of a fly | |
| grain | A relatively small granular particle of a substance | |
| grinding | Material resulting from the process of grinding | |
| identification particle | A tiny particle of material that can be added to a product to indicate the source of manufacture | |
| Broader | material, stuff | The tangible / tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object |
| Spanish | átomo, corpúsculo, insignificancia, menudencia, miaja, molécula, mota, partícula, pellizco, pizca | |
| Catalan | àtom, bocí, bri, corpuscle, engruna, espurna, mica, partícula, pessic | |
| Meaning | Either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets. | |
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| Synonyms | blood cell, blood corpuscle | |
| Part of | blood | The fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets |
| Narrower | leukocyte, leucocyte, white blood cell, white cell, white blood corpuscle, white corpuscle, WBC | blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi |
| packed cells | A preparation of blood cells separated from the liquid plasma | |
| red blood cell, RBC, erythrocyte | A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues | |
| Broader | somatic cell, vegetative cell | Any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells |
| Spanish | célula sanguínea, corpúsculo, glóbulo | |
| Catalan | cèl·lula sanguínia, corpuscle, glòbul | |
| Adjectives | corpuscular | of or relating to corpuscles |
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