See Also: spherule(medicine)
spherule(dictionary)

sear (oh) and spherule (iou)


sear (oh)



[Language: Old English; Origin: searian, from sear; SERE]
[I always + adverb/preposition, T] to burn something with a sudden powerful heat
::The heat seared their skin.
[I always + adverb/preposition, T] to have a very strong sudden and unpleasant effect on you
::Pain was searing through her.
::The image was seared into his brain.
[T] to cook the outside of a piece of meat quickly at a high temperature, in order to keep its juices in
::seared tuna steaks

spherule (iou)



spherule noun. M17.
[Late Latin spherula, sphaerula dim. of Latin sphaera SPHERE noun.]
A little sphere; a small spherical or globular body.
spherular adjective having the form of a spherule E19.