granulose

Speech parts

1. granulose - Noun

2. granulose - Adjective

3. granulose - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

granular gritty grainy mealy farinaceous coarse-grained sandy game impure rough harsh loose crude coarse dusty
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Antonyms

old coward silken weak soft smooth
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Examples

granular sugar Source: Internet

the photographs were grainy and indistinct Source: Internet

it left a mealy residue Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

granuloreticulosan granulosa granulosal granulosis granulosity granulous