Granule

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  • noun. A small grain or pellet; a particle.
  • noun. A rock or mineral fragment larger than a sand grain and smaller than a pebble, between 2 and 4 millimeters in diameter.
  • noun. One of the small, transient, luminous markings in the photosphere of the sun.
  • noun. A cellular or cytoplasmic particle, especially one that stains readily.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A little grain; a fine particle.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A little grain; a small particle; a pellet.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A tiny grain, a small particle.
  • noun. A small structure in a cell.
  • noun. A particle from 2 to 4 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
  • noun. a small mark in the photosphere of the sun caused by convection currents. See also Wikipedia:Granule (solar physics).
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  • noun. a tiny grain
    • Word Usage
    "Each granule is about the size of a terrestrial continent."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    grain  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    chondrule  microsome  plastid  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Daniel  Nathaniel  daniel  spaniel  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    adsorption  pellet  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    ace  atom  bit  breccia  dab  
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