Meaning of GRANULOSE
| Pronunciation: | | 'granyu`lows
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| | Definition: | | [adj] composed of or covered with relatively large particles; "granular sugar"; "gritty sand" |
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| | Synonyms: | | coarse, coarse-grained, farinaceous, grainy, granular, gritty, mealy, sandy |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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