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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GRAN'ULE, n. [L. granum.] A little grain; a small particle.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a tiny grain

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Late Latin granulum, diminutive of Latin granum grain Date: 1652 1. a small particle; especially one of numerous particles forming a larger unit 2. any of the small short-lived brilliant spots on the sun's photosphere

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a small grain. Etymology: LL granulum, dimin. of L granum grain

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Granule Gran"ule, n. [L. granulum, dim. of granum grain: cf. F. granule. See Grain a kernel.] A little grain a small particle; a pellet.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(granules) Granules are small round pieces of something. She was spooning coffee granules into cups. N-COUNT: usu pl, oft supp N

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Little grain, small particle.

Moby Thesaurus

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