droplets

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Inside adipocytes, fat is stored in structures called lipid droplets.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

During the outbreak, people appeared to be infected mostly "through inhalation of droplets", it added.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

On local Telegram chat groups, people shared photos of oil slicks in the sea, black puddles on the road and stray animals covered in oily droplets.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Many are rendered in his signature teardrop style, where droplets hold fragments of memory and history.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Both of us look at it, the white water reflecting off of it, droplets of spray already catching and pooling on its blade, making it shine like a little flashlight.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness