granule
- Noun:
- A tiny grain or particle: A very small, often round, piece of a substance. It is a small, compact particle that is part of a larger mass or material.
- Noun:
- The sugar dissolved, leaving no granules in the tea.
- Under the microscope, we observed the individual granules of starch.
- The surface of the moon is covered in fine granules of dust.
"Granule cell": A type of neuron with a small, grain-like cell body, found in parts of the brain like the cerebellum.
- Granule cells are the most numerous neurons in the human brain.
"Chloroplast granule": A granule within a chloroplast, often referring to a starch grain.
- The plant stores energy in the form of chloroplast granules.
Granular (adj): Having a grainy texture or consisting of granules.
- The sand had a coarse, granular feel.
Granulate (verb): To form into grains or granules.
- The machine is used to granulate the plastic pellets.
Granulation (noun): The process of forming granules, or a mass of tiny grains (e.g., in wound healing or astronomy).
- The granulation of the powder improved its flow properties.
- Grain: A small, hard particle.
- Particle: A minute portion of matter.
- Speck: A tiny spot or particle.
(Note: "Granule" itself is not typically used in phrasal verbs. Related phrases involve its variants.) - "Granular material": A material composed of many distinct grains or particles. - Sand and salt are common examples of granular materials.
(Note: There are no common idioms that directly feature the word "granule.")