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IPA transcription: ['nɑdʒulz]
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Noun
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a small node
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small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant
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(mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment)
Usage examples
- When the tissue has excess fluid the nodules are no longer easily palpable.
- This hypothesis certainly explains the complex shapes of flint nodules that are found.
- Graphite and troilite occur in rounded nodules up to several cm in size.
- Tubercles are also known as tuberculous nodules.
- Bacteria of this genus also form root nodules.
- This variability may be due to the size and firmness of the nodules.
- Chert or flint nodules in limestone can often take forms that resemble fossils.
- These nodules are thought to correspond to mature genetic recombination events or "crossovers".