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granulose

noun
/ˈɡɹænjʊləʊz/

Etymology

From granule + -ose.

  1. derived from grānum
  2. borrowed from grānulum
  3. borrowed from granule
  4. suffixed as granulose — “granule + ose”

Definitions

  1. The main constituent of the starch grain or granule, in distinction from the framework of…

    The main constituent of the starch grain or granule, in distinction from the framework of cellulose. It is coloured blue by iodine, and is converted into dextrin and sugar by boiling acids and amylolytic ferments.

  2. granular

The neighborhood

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