granularyadj.
/ˈɡranjʊləri/ = granular adj.
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graineda1529
grainy1611
arenaceous1646
granulary1646
granulous1699
granular1794
granuliform1847
1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. v. 87 Salt-peter, Smal~coale, and Brimstone..proportionably mixed, tempered, and formed into granulary bodies. View more context for this quotation
1850 K. Arvine Cycl. Moral Anecd. 832 Bone-grinders..by steam-engines and powerful machinery, reduced them to a granulary state.
1852 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Amer. II. xxiv. 512 Vallies, which contain magnetic sands (granulary oxidulated iron).
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