English Explanatory Dictionary

granulose

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
adj
  1. granular

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɹænjʊləʊz/

Word forms

granulose more granulose most granulose

Etymology

From granule + -ose.

Derived words

erythrogranulose egranulose
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