granule C2 Topic:Materials & Substances US /ˈɡrænjuːl/ UK /ˈɡrænjuːl/ See IPA manual Freq #229708 Meanings 1 noun a very small grain or particle of a substance Each pollen granule carried the plant's male reproductive cells. 2 noun a small specialized structure or particle within a cell The stain revealed a dense granule inside the white blood cell. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a very small grain or... grainparticlespeck 2 noun · a small specialized... cellular particle Word family Forms granules Derived forms granulargranulategranulation Related forms grainpelletparticlegranulocyte Etymology From French granule or Late Latin granulum, 'a small grain,' the diminutive of Latin granum, 'grain or seed.' The suffix -ule preserves the idea of small size. Topics Materials & Substances External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # granule **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɡrænjuːl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɡrænjuːl/ **Frequency rank:** 229708 ## Meanings 1. a very small grain or particle of a substance 2. a small specialized structure or particle within a cell ## Examples - Each pollen granule carried the plant's male reproductive cells. - The stain revealed a dense granule inside the white blood cell. ## Synonyms - grain - particle - speck - cellular particle ## Derived Forms - granular - granulate - granulation ## Related Forms - grain - pellet - particle - granulocyte ## Etymology From French granule or Late Latin granulum, 'a small grain,' the diminutive of Latin granum, 'grain or seed.' The suffix -ule preserves the idea of small size. ## Topics - Materials & Substances markdown