/
ˈkɔːpʌs(ə)l/
n.
- Biology a minute body or cell in an organism, especially a red or white blood cell.
- historical a minute particle regarded as the basic constituent of matter or light.
Derivative
- corpuscular
/kɔːˈpʌskjʊlə/
adj.
Etymology
C17: from L. corpusculum ‘small body’, dimin. of corpus.
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