Granule Definition

grănyo͝ol
granules
noun
A small grain.
Webster's New World
A rock or mineral fragment larger than a sand grain and smaller than a pebble, between 2 and 4 millimeters in diameter.
American Heritage
A small, grainlike particle or spot; specif., any of the small, bright areas on the sun's photosphere that last only a few minutes.
Webster's New World
A cellular or cytoplasmic particle, especially one that stains readily.
American Heritage Medicine

Other Word Forms of Granule

Noun

Singular:
granule
Plural:
granules

Origin of Granule

  • Late Latin grānulum diminutive of Latin grānum grain gr̥ə-no- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Late Latin granulum, diminutive of Latin granum (“grain”); see grain.

    From Wiktionary

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