granular

gran·u·lar  (grny-lr)

adj.

1. Composed or appearing to be composed of granules or grains.

2. Having a grainy texture.

3. Biology Containing granules: granular cells.

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granu·lari·ty (-lr-t) n.

granu·lar·ly adv.

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granular

Adjective

of, like, or containing granules: granular materials such as powders

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	granular - composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency; "granular sugar"; "the photographs were grainy and indistinct"; "it left a mealy residue" grainy, granulose, gritty, coarse-grained, farinaceous, mealy coarse, harsh - of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles; "coarse meal"; "coarse sand"; "a coarse weave"
	2.	granular - having a granular structure like that of chondrites chondritic