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Granule

//ˈɡɹæn.jul// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A tiny grain, a small particle.
  2. 2
    a tiny grain wordnet
  3. 3
    A small structure in a cell.
  4. 4
    A particle from 2 to 4 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
  5. 5
    a small mark in the photosphere of the sun caused by convection currents. See also Wikipedia:Granule (solar physics).

Etymology

Borrowed from French granule or directly from Late Latin grānulum, diminutive of Latin grānum (“grain”); for more, see grain. By surface analysis, grain + -ule.

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