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nodule

no·dule

UK/ˈnɒdjuːl/ US/ˈnɑd͡ʒul/ uncommon

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(mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment)

Origin

Borrowed from Latin nōdulus (“small knot”), from nōdus (“knot”). Doublet of nodulus.

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