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Granule

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Noun

1. granule

a tiny grain

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Granule

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noun
1. 
a small grain
2. geology
a single rock fragment in gravel, smaller than a pebble but larger than a sand grain
3. astronomy another name for granulation (sense 5)

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Granule

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noun
1. 
a small grain
2. 
a small, grainlike particle or spot; specif., any of the small, bright areas on the sun's photosphere that last only a few minutes

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Granule

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n.
1. A small grain or pellet; a particle.
2. Geology A rock or mineral fragment larger than a sand grain and smaller than a pebble, between 2 and 4 millimeters in diameter.
3. Astronomy One of the small, transient, luminous markings in the photosphere of the sun.
4. Biology A cellular or cytoplasmic particle, especially one that stains readily.

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