GRANULE Gran"ule, n. Etym: [L. granulum, dim. of granum grain: cf. F. granule. See Grain a kernel.]
Defn: A little grain a small particle; a pellet.
GRANULIFEROUS
Gran`u*lif"er*ous, a. Etym: [Granule + -ferous.]
Defn: Full of granulations.
GRANULIFORM
Gra*nu"li*form, a. Etym: [Granule + -form.] (Min.)
Defn: Having a granular structure; granular; as, granuliform limestone.
GRANULITE
Gran"u*lite, n. Etym: [From Granule.] (Geol.)
Defn: A whitish, granular rock, consisting of feldspar and quartz intimately mixed; — sometimes called whitestone, and leptynite.
GRANULOSE
Gran"u*lose`, n. Etym: [From Granule.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: The main constituent of the starch grain or granule, in distinction from the framework of cellulose. Unlike cellulose, it is colored blue by iodine, and is converted into dextrin and sugar by boiling acids and amylolytic ferments.