gran·ule (gr n y l)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 gr  nulum, diminutive of Latin grnum, grain; see g  -no- in Indo-European roots.] |
granule [ˈgrænjuːl]
n
1. a small grain
2. (Earth Sciences / 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 granulation [5]
[from Late Latin grānulum a small grain]
| granule (grnyl) 1. A rock or mineral fragment larger than a sand grain and smaller than a pebble. Granules have a diameter between 2 and 4 mm (0.08 and 0.16 in) and are often rounded. 2. Any of the small, transient convective cells within the Sun's photosphere where hot gases rise and quickly dissipate. Granules are generally between a few hundred and 1,500 km in width. They completely cover the Sun's surface, giving it its characteristic grainy or stippled look, and form and break up within a matter of minutes. 3. An aggregate of enclosed grainy matter found in a cell. Granulocytes, mast cells and other cells contain granules in their cytoplasm, which differ in size and can often be identified by a characteristic laboratory stain based on their composition. Granules produce and store biologically active substances, the release of which is called degranulation. The granules of granulocytes contain mostly multiple enzymes and other proteins; those of mast cells contain histamine and other chemical mediators. |
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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 |
granule
Translations
granule
n → Körnchen nt
n granule [ˈgrӕnjuːl]
a very small particle a granule of sugar. korreltjie حُبيْبَه гранула zrnko lille korn das Körnchen κόκκος gránulo tera دانه کوچک rae granule कणिका zrnce szemcse butiran smákorn, ögn granulo, granello 細粒 과립 grūdelis granula; graudiņš butir-butir korreltje korn, partikkel ziarnko grânulo granulă гранула zrnko zrnce zrnce korn, partikel เม็ดเล็ก ๆ tanecik 細粒 зернятко, гранула ذرہ hột nhỏ 细粒
adj granular
korrelagtige مُحَبَّب، حُبَيْبي зърнест zrnitý kornet körnig κοκκώδης, σπυρωτός granular terajas دانه دار؛ دانه مانند rakeinen granuleux גַרגִיר कणिकामय zrnat szemcsés berbutir-butir kornóttur granulare, granuloso 粒状の 알갱이의 grūdėtas granulēts; graudains berbutir-butir korrelig, korrelachtig kornet ziarnisty granuloso granular, granulos гранулированный zrnitý zrnat zrnast []kornig, grynig มีลักษณะเป็นเม็ดเล็ก ๆ taneli 顆粒狀的 зернистий; гранульований دانے دار có hạt 颗粒状的
adj granulated [-lei-]
broken into tiny particles granulated sugar. korrelsuiker مُتَبَلْوِر захар на пясък krystalový kornet; granuleret gekörnt 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, granulert granulowany granulado granulat измельчённый kryštálový zrnčast usitnjen kornig, strö[] แตกเป็นชิ้นเล็ก ๆ tanelenmiş, toz 細粒的 гранульований چھوٹے چھوٹے دانوں میں منقسم kết hạt 颗粒的
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