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granulose |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Granulose \Gran"u*lose`\, n. [From {Granule}.] (Physiol. Chem.) 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: granulose adj : composed of or covered with relatively large particles; "granular sugar"; "gritty sand" [syn: {farinaceous}, {coarse-grained}, {grainy}, {granular}, {gritty}, {mealy}, {sandy}]
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