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granulose

/ˈɡɹænjʊləʊz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.04 in modern English

Syllables
gran-u-lose
IPA
/ˈɡɹænjʊləʊz/
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Uncountable

adj

granular

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂-nós Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm Proto-Italic *grānom Latin grānum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin ulum Latin grānulumbor. French granulebor. English granule Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)der. French glucose English glucosebf. English -ose English granulose From granule + -ose.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more granulose (comparative) most granulose (superlative)

Derived Forms

erythrogranulose egranulose

Synonyms

farinaceous coarse-grained grainy granular gritty mealy

Questions

How do you pronounce granulose?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹænjʊləʊz/.
What does granulose mean?
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.
Where does granulose come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂-nós Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm Proto-Italic *grānom Latin grānum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin ulum Latin grānulumbor. French granulebor. English granule Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)der. French glucose English glucosebf. English -ose English granulose From granule + -ose.

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