droplet

Example Sentences

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He said it was the same size as either a human blood cell, mould spores, bacteria, talcum powder and a fog droplet.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

A research team from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics has now developed a new solution: a floating droplet electricity generator that uses natural water as part of its structure.

From Science Daily • Nov. 15, 2025

Just as cutting power to a coworking hub halts all activity, dissolving cancer's "droplet hubs" could stop its ability to grow.

From Science Daily • Oct. 22, 2025

To some extent it fits the coldness of the quartet — they hug and hoot and occasionally express a droplet of emotion, but the friendship on which they insist is competitive, transactional and illusory.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2025

Five or ten Ebola-virus particles suspended in a droplet of blood could easily slip through a pinhole in a surgical glove, and that might be enough to start an explosive infection.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston