granule

gran·ule

 (grăn′yo͞ol)

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, luminous markings in the photosphere of the sun.

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

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[Late Latin grānulum, diminutive of Latin grānum, grain; see gr̥ə-no- in Indo-European roots.]

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granule

(ˈɡrænjuːl)

n

1. a small grain

2. (Geological Science) geology a single rock fragment in gravel, smaller than a pebble but larger than a sand grain

3. (Astronomy) astronomy another name for granulation⁵

[C17: from Late Latin grānulum a small grain]

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gran•ule

(ˈgræn yul)

n.

1. a little grain.

2. a small particle; pellet.

[1645–55; < Late Latin grānulum small grain. See grain, -ule]

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Noun

1.

granule - a tiny grain         microsome - a tiny granule in the cytoplasm that is where protein synthesis takes place under the direction of mRNA chondrule - small granule (of e.g. chrysolite) found in some meteoric rocks grain - a relatively small granular particle of a substance; "a grain of sand"; "a grain of sugar" plastid - any of various small particles in the cytoplasm of the cells of plants and some animals containing pigments or starch or oil or protein

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granule

noun grain, scrap, molecule, particle, fragment, atom, crumb, jot, speck, iota granules of coarse-grain sea salt

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Translations

حُبيْبَه

zrnko

lille korn

Körnchen

semilla

graingrainegranulepépin

smákorn, ögn

granello

granuliuotasgrūdėtas

granulagraudiņš

partikkel

tanecik

细粒

granule

[ˈgrænjuːl] N [of sugar etc] → gránulo m

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granule

[ˈgrænjuːl] n → granule m

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granule

n → Körnchen nt

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granule

[ˈgrænjuːl] n → granello

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granule

(ˈgrӕnjuːl) noun

a very small particle. a granule of sugar. korreltjie حُبيْبَه гранула grânulo zrnko das Körnchen lille korn κόκκοςgránulo tera دانه کوچک rae granule कणिका zrnce szemcse butiran smákorn, ögn granulo, granello 細粒 과립 grūdelis granula; graudiņš butir-butir korreltjekorn, partikkel ziarnko دانه، زره grânulo granulă гранула zrnko zrnce zrnce korn, partikel เม็ดเล็ก ๆ tanecik 細粒 зернятко, гранула ذرہ hột nhỏ 细粒

ˈgranular adjective

korrelagtige مُحَبَّب، حُبَيْبي зърнест granular zrnitý körnig kornet κοκκώδης, σπυρωτόςgranular terajas دانه دار؛ دانه مانند rakeinen granuleuxגרגיר कणिकामय zrnat szemcsés berbutir-butir kornóttur granulare, granuloso 粒状の 알갱이 같은 grūdėtas granulēts; graudains berbutir-butir korrelig, korrelachtig kornet ziarnisty دانه دانه granuloso granular, granulos гранулированный zrnitý zrnat zrnast [små]kornig, grynig มีลักษณะเป็นเม็ดเล็ก ๆ taneli 顆粒狀的 зернистий; гранульований دانے دار có hạt 颗粒状的

ˈgranulated (-lei-) adjective

broken into tiny particles. granulated sugar. korrelsuiker مُتَبَلْوِر захар на пясък granulado krystalový gekörnt kornet; granuleret που είναι σε κόκκους granulado granuleeritud, peen- دانه دانه شده rae- granulé - גַרִגירִי दानेदार या खुरदरा granuliran, kristal-šećer granulált dihancurkan kornaður, kornóttur granulato, granulare 粒状になった 과립의 granuliuotas smalkais cukurs dijadikan berbutir-butir gekorreld kornet, grynet, granulertgranulowany دانه دانه شوى granulado granulat измельчённый kryštálový zrnčast usitnjen kornig, strö[ socker] แตกเป็นชิ้นเล็ก ๆ tanelenmiş, toz 細粒的 гранульований چھوٹے چھوٹے دانوں میں منقسم kết hạt 颗粒的

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gran·ule

n. gránulo, partícula pequeña formada de gránulos;

acidophil ___ → ___ acidófilo, que acepta colorantes ácidos;

basophil ___ → ___ basófilo, que acepta colorantes básicos.

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granule

n gránulo

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