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/ˈɡɹænjʊləʊz/ · noun
(biochemistry) 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..
Use granulose when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Granulose means (biochemistry) 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..
Common synonyms include coarse, gritty, farinaceous, grainy.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use granulose where its definition matches the intended context.
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