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gran⋅ule

  [gran-yool]
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–noun
1. a little grain.
2. a small particle; pellet.
3. a corpuscle; sporule.
Origin:
1645–55; < LL grānulum small grain. See grain, -ule
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gran·ule   (grān'yōōl)   
n.  

  1. A small grain or pellet; a particle.

  2. Geology A rock or mineral fragment larger than a sand grain and smaller than a pebble, between 2 and 4 millimeters in diameter.

  3. Astronomy One of the small, transient, brilliant markings in the photosphere of the sun.

  4. Biology A cellular or cytoplasmic particle, especially one that stains readily.


[Late Latin grānulum, diminutive of Latin grānum, grain; see gə-no- in Indo-European roots.]
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Main Entry: gran·ule
Pronunciation: 'gran-(")yü(&)l
Function: noun
1 a : a little grain or small particle; especially : one of a number of particles forming a larger unit b : a small sugar-coated pill
2 : a clump of actinomycetes in a lesion
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granule gran·ule (grān'y&oomacr;l)
n.

  1. A small grain or pellet; a particle.

  2. A cellular or cytoplasmic particle, especially one that stains readily.

  3. A very small pill, usually coated with gelatin or sugar.

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