granule /granˈūl/

1. A little grain
2. A fine particle
3. (of eg a dehydrated foodstuff) a pellet, crumb-like particle, as opposed to powder

granˈūlar or (archaic) granˈūlary, also granˈūlose or granˈūlous adjective

1. Consisting of or like grains or granules
2. Containing or marked by the presence of grains or granules

granūlarˈity noun

1. Granular consistency
2. Fineness of detail

granˈūlarly adverb

granˈūlate transitive verb

1. To form or break into grains or small masses
2. To make rough on the surface

To be formed into grains

1. Granular
2. Having the surface covered with small elevations

granūlāˈtion noun

1. The act of forming into grains, esp of metals by pouring them through a sieve into water while hot
2. A granulated texture
3. (specif) applied decoration made up of grains of metal (esp gold)
4. (in pl) granulation tissue (qv below)

granˈūlative adjective

granˈūlātor or granˈūlāter noun

granūlifˈerous adjective

granˈūliform adjective

granˈūlīte noun (geology)

1. A schistose but sometimes massive aggregate of quartz and feldspar with garnets
2. A granular-textured metamorphic rock

granūlitˈic adjective

Of the texture of granulite

granūlītīzāˈtion or granūlītīsāˈtion noun (geology)

Reduction of the components of a rock to crystalline grains by regional metamorphism

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