nodule
Example Sentences
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The deposits are scattered across the seabed in the form of small rocks known as nodules, akin to black golf balls filled with cobalt, copper and manganese, as well as some rare earths.
The symptoms are fever, mucal discharge and nodules on the skin.
From BBC
If the ISA concludes that current mining techniques are too destructive, companies could try to develop less intrusive ways of extracting nodules from the seafloor.
From BBC
Legumes such as beans and peas naturally form root nodules, specialized structures that create the oxygen-poor conditions these bacteria require.
From Science Daily
This vast region is targeted for the extraction of polymetallic nodules that contain valuable minerals such as cobalt, nickel, and copper -- key components for electric vehicles and renewable technologies.
From Science Daily
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
