granule
nounUK /ˈɡɹæn.juːl/ · US /ˈɡɹæn.jul/
Etymology Borrowed from French granule or directly from Late Latin grānulum, diminutive of Latin grānum (“grain”); for more, see grain. By surface analysis, grain + -ule.
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A tiny grain, a small particle.
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Biology, Natural sciences A small structure in a cell.
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Astronomy, Natural sciences a small mark in the photosphere of the sun caused by convection currents. See also Wikipedia:Granule (solar physics).
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agranulocyte, agranulosis, anti-bumping granule, antibumping granule, Birbeck granule, Fordyce granule, Fordyce's granule, granule cell, granuliferous, granuliform, granulin, granulite, granulize, granuloblast, granulocyte, granuloma, granulometer, granulometry, granulopenia, granulopoiesis, granulose, granzyme, lamellar granule, mesogranule, microgranule, nanogranule, Nissl granule, pollen granule, subgranule, supergranule- Related terms
- grain, granola, granular, granularity, granulate, granulation