granulose

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/ˈɡɹænjʊləʊz/

noun

The main constituent of the starch grain or granule, in distinction from the framework of cellulose. It is coloured blue by iodine, and is converted into dextrin and sugar by boiling acids and amylolytic ferments.

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farinaceouscoarse-grainedgrainygranulargrittymealycoarseharsh
OriginProto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← English granule ← French granule →
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Meanings

noungranulose (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryThe main constituent of the starch grain or granule, in distinction from the framework of cellulose. It is coloured blue by iodine, and is converted into dextrin and sugar by boiling acids and amylolytic ferments.
adjectivegranulose (comparative more granulose, superlative most granulose)

comparative more granulose · superlative most granulose

  1. granular

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecomposed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency

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farinaceouscoarse-grainedgrainygranulargrittymealycoarseharsh
Also see
coarse-grainedfarinaceousgrainygranulargrittymealy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵerh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵr̥h₂-nós
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵr̥h₂nóm
  4. Proto-Italic*grānom
  5. Latingrānum
  6. Latinulum
  7. Latingrānulum
  8. Frenchgranule
  9. Englishgranule
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  12. Englishgranulose

From granule + -ose.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “granulose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/granulose.

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