Definition of Granules

1. Noun. (plural of granule) ¹

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Definition of Granules

1. granule [n] - See also: granule

Lexicographical Neighbors of Granules

granulated sugar
granulates
granulating
granulatio
granulation
granulation tissue
granulationes
granulationes arachnoideales
granulations
granulator
granulators
granule
granule cell
granule cell of connective tissue
granule cells
granules (current term)
granuliferous
granuliform
granulite
granulites
granulitic
granulo-
granuloblast
granuloblastosis
granulocyte
granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor
granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factors
granulocytes
granulocytic

Literary usage of Granules

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"LIPID REACTION OF LEUCOCYTE granules IN SHEEP AND MAN By H. WINTER Veterinary School, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia INTRODUCTION Attention ..."

2. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1894)
"The number of granules per cell varies considerably. In the dog and cat it averages between 30 and 60; in the latter animal I have counted 76 granules and ..."

3. The Natural History of Plants: Their Forms, Growth, Reproduction, and by Anton Kerner von Marilaun, F. W. Oliver (1895)
"Chlorophyll-granules and the green tissue under the influence of various degrees of illumination. CHLOROPHYLL-granules AND THE SUN'S RAYS. ..."

4. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1892)
"He distinguished five classes of granules characterised by staining with acid, basic, or neutral dyes, or indifferently with acid or basic dyes ..."

5. The Journal of Physiology by Physiological Society (Great Britain). (1889)
"seen marking the limit of the cell contents; in consequence the granules are ... With NaCl 1 pc a few granules may burst. By pressing the cover slip it will ..."

6. The Venom of Heloderma by Leo Loeb (1913)
"SOLUBILITY OF THE VENOM granules. BY HENRY Fox AND LEO LOEB. Whenever a piece of the fresh poison gland is cut into small particles and the contents of the ..."

7. Microscopical Morphology of the Animal Body in Health and Disease by Carl Heitzmann (1882)
"The smallest granules are homogeneous, while the larger ones sometimes contain central spaces, vacuoles, which appear in the optical section as small rings. ..."

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