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- [gran-yool]
- /ˈgræn yul/
- /ˈɡræn.juːl/
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- [gran-yool]
- /ˈgræn yul/
Definitions of granule word
- noun granule a little grain. 1
- noun granule a small particle; pellet. 1
- noun granule a corpuscle; sporule. 1
- noun granule A small compact particle of a substance. 1
- noun granule grain, crystal 1
- countable noun granule Granules are small round pieces of something. 0
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Origin of granule
First appearance:
before 1645 One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1645-55, granule is from the Late Latin word grānulum small grain. See grain, -ule
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Parts of speech for Granule
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
granule popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for granule
noun granule
- cereal — Cereal or breakfast cereal is a food made from grain. It is mixed with milk and eaten for breakfast.
- kernel — the softer, usually edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit.
- mote — a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- morsel — a bite, mouthful, or small portion of food, candy, etc.
- whit — a particle; bit; jot (used especially in negative phrases): not a whit better.
Antonyms for granule
noun granule
- whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
- lot — lot (def 14).
- cleanliness — Cleanliness is the degree to which people keep themselves and their surroundings clean.
- purity — the condition or quality of being pure; freedom from anything that debases, contaminates, pollutes, etc.: the purity of drinking water.
Top questions with granule
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