granule
Speck of substance
A granule is a small grain or particle—a tiny piece of something.
The word appears in contexts ranging from household products instant coffee granules to biology, where granules are small structures within cells.
Granular describes things composed of or resembling granules: granular sugar, granular detail.
Minute visible particle
- fleckMinute spot or particle
- bitSmall amount or portion
- moteTiny airborne particle
- fragmentIncomplete portion of whole
crumb · morsel · droplet · molecule · nanoparticle · microscopic · minuscule · pinpoint
Milled grain powder
- dustFine settled particles
- pollenFloral reproductive grains
- sporeAsexual reproductive cell
- siltWaterborne earth particles
ash · cocoa · cornstarch · talcum · starch · chalk · soot · kaolin
Determination or abrasive particles
- gravelLoose small rock fragments
- sandFine rock particles
- cinderCombustion residue fragment
- shingleOverlapping roof covering
scree · aggregate · roughage · ballast · grainy · gritty · abrasive · textured
Pierced ornament for threading
- globuleSmall spherical drop
- spherePerfectly round solid
- pillSolid medicine dose
- tabletFlat portable computing device
pearl · shot · pebble · hailstone · lozenge · buckshot · marble · spheroid
Gathered group nearby
- aggregateCombined sum total
- massQuantity of matter
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
- lumpShapeless solid mass
bunch · accumulate · coalesce · agglomerate · concretion · congeal · adhere · compact
Glucose-fructose disaccharide
- sweetenerAdditive reducing bitterness
- caneStick for support
- rawIn original state
- refinedPurified or cultured
crystallized · turbinado · muscovado · caster · sprinkle · dissolve · caramelize
Openwork of crossed strips
- facetPlane on cut stone
- crystallineClear, ordered, brilliant
- quartzCrystalline silicon dioxide
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
prism · translucent · refraction · geode · formation · structure · matrix · mineral
speck
Minute visible particle
fragment · crumb · morsel · droplet · molecule · nanoparticle · microscopic · minuscule · pinpoint · iota
flour
Milled grain powder
silt · ash · cocoa · cornstarch · talcum · starch · chalk · soot · kaolin · sediment
grit
Determination or abrasive particles
shingle · scree · aggregate · roughage · ballast · grainy · gritty · abrasive · textured
bead
Pierced ornament for threading
tablet · pearl · shot · pebble · hailstone · lozenge · buckshot · marble · spheroid · kernel
cluster
Gathered group nearby
- aggregateCombined sum total
- massQuantity of matter
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
lump · bunch · accumulate · coalesce · agglomerate · concretion · congeal · adhere · compact · fuse
sucrose
Glucose-fructose disaccharide
refined · crystallized · turbinado · muscovado · caster · sprinkle · dissolve · caramelize
lattice
Openwork of crossed strips
- facetPlane on cut stone
- crystallineClear, ordered, brilliant
- quartzCrystalline silicon dioxide
symmetry · prism · translucent · refraction · geode · formation · structure · matrix · mineral · salt
- small bitsbit, crumb, flake, fragment, morsel
- apothecarypharmacy, apothecary, drugstore, dispensary, pharmacist
- Microscopicbacterium, virus, amoeba, paramecium, microbe
- pollenpollen, bee pollen, grass pollen, tree pollen, flower pollen
- rock fragmentspebble, gravel, chip, shard, fragment
- sedimentsilt, sand, clay, gravel, mud
- granulated sugarRefined crystalline sweetening agent
- granular detailsSmall specific facts
granular, granulated, granules, granulate, granulation, granulating, granulates