Hypertext Webster Gateway: "granulose"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Granulose \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
granulose
adj : composed of or covered with relatively large particles;
"granular sugar"; "gritty sand" [syn: {farinaceous}, {coarse-grained},
{grainy}, {granular}, {gritty}, {mealy}, {sandy}]
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