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droplet

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drop·let  (drplt)
n.
A tiny drop.
droplet
Noun
a very small drop of liquid
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Noun1.dropletdroplet - a tiny drop
drib, driblet, drop - a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid); "he had a drop too much to drink"; "a drop of each sample was analyzed"; "there is not a drop of pity in that man"; "years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet"--Kipling
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Spanish droplet [ˈdrɔplɪt] n → gotita
French droplet [ˈdrɔplɪt] n → gouttelette f
German droplet [ˈdrɔplɪt] drop n → Tröpfchen nt
Italian droplet [ˈdrɔplɪt] n → gocciolina
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