Granule
/ˈɡrænjuːl/noun
A tiny piece or particle of something.
She added a granule of sugar to her tea.
Often appears as...
- granule of sugar
- granule of salt
noun
A small compact particle in organisms or cells.
Granules can be seen in the cell under a microscope.
Often appears as...
- cell granule
- biological granule
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A small, hard, lightweight, free-flowing particle produced in large numbers by certain plants or bodies.
The soil here is granular, full of tiny granules.
Often appears as...
- granule of soil
- granule of fertilizer
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A tiny piece or particle of something.
She added a granule of sugar to her tea.
Often appears as...
- granule of sugar
- granule of salt
noun
A small compact particle in organisms or cells.
Granules can be seen in the cell under a microscope.
Often appears as...
- cell granule
- biological granule
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A small, hard, lightweight, free-flowing particle produced in large numbers by certain plants or bodies.
The soil here is granular, full of tiny granules.
Often appears as...
- granule of soil
- granule of fertilizer
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Tiny Measurements
Used to describe extremely small amounts, often in cooking or precise activities.
Just a granule of salt is enough for this recipe.
Pro Tip 2/3Visualize Scale
Helps picture something very small that is hard to see with the naked eye.
A granule of dust floated in the beam of sunlight.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal or Figurative
Can be used both literally for small particles and figuratively for trivial amounts.
Your chances of winning are just a granule in the grand scheme of things.
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How to be your best self...
being granule is often we use very big labels to describe my emotions you know people might say I'm stressed dressed I'm stressed that's the most common one that I hear um you know in in my work and the work that I'm doing in organizations very often people sound stressed but there's a world of
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Safari Live - Day 134 PIPE...
very very well in the undergrowth like this protected by trees like the Buffalo thought very very marvelous but the reason why I actually wanted you to come back to me was we found a rock and this rock is very easily identified by the very large sort of granules in there and
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Your body vs. implants -...
and send out a signal that calls other immune cells to the site to strengthen the attack. Early-responding inflammatory cells, like neutrophils and macrophages, respond to the emergency call. Neutrophils release little granules filled with enzymes
Video examples
How to be your best self...
being granule is often we use very big labels to describe my emotions you know people might say I'm stressed dressed I'm stressed that's the most common one that I hear um you know in in my work and the work that I'm doing in organizations very often people sound stressed but there's a world of
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 134 PIPE...
very very well in the undergrowth like this protected by trees like the Buffalo thought very very marvelous but the reason why I actually wanted you to come back to me was we found a rock and this rock is very easily identified by the very large sort of granules in there and
Video examples
Your body vs. implants -...
and send out a signal that calls other immune cells to the site to strengthen the attack. Early-responding inflammatory cells, like neutrophils and macrophages, respond to the emergency call. Neutrophils release little granules filled with enzymes
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Louis de Broglie
French Physicist
The electron can no longer be conceived as a single, small granule of electricity; it must be associated with a wave, and this wave is no myth; its wavelength can be measured and its interferences predicted.
Quote examples
Jerry Seinfeld
American Comedian
I do a little thing about the way people shake the sweetener packet. You know, like they're all excited. I want to get all the granules down to one end. I love all these rituals.
Quote examples
Louis de Broglie
French Physicist
The electron can no longer be conceived as a single, small granule of electricity; it must be associated with a wave, and this wave is no myth; its wavelength can be measured and its interferences predicted.
Quote examples
Jerry Seinfeld
American Comedian
I do a little thing about the way people shake the sweetener packet. You know, like they're all excited. I want to get all the granules down to one end. I love all these rituals.
Example 1 of 2
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