GRANULE
Dictionary entry overview: What does granule mean? • GRANULE (noun)
The noun GRANULE has 1 sense:
1. a tiny grain
Familiarity information: GRANULE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GRANULE (noun)
Meaning:
A tiny grain
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("granule" is a kind of...):
grain (a small hard particle)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "granule"):
microsome (a tiny granule in the cytoplasm that is where protein synthesis takes place under the direction of mRNA)
chondrule (small granule (of e.g. chrysolite) found in some meteoric rocks)
plastid (any of various small particles in the cytoplasm of the cells of plants and some animals containing pigments or starch or oil or protein)
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