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corpuscle(noun) (Nontechnical usage) A tiny piece of anything. Synonyms: mote, particle, speck, atom, moleculeUsage: I would not touch one corpuscle of that germ-ridden filth.
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And speaking of "germ-ridden filth:"
an·i·mal·cule (n-mlkyl) also an·i·mal·cu·lum (-ky-lm)
n. pl. an·i·mal·cules also an·i·mal·cu·la (-ky-l)
1. A microscopic or minute organism, such as an amoeba or paramecium, usually considered to be an animal.
2. Archaic A tiny animal, such as a mosquito.
[New Latin animalculum, diminutive of Latin animal, animal, from anima, soul; see anima.]
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