granule

About 1.04 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A tiny grain, a small particle.
2. noun A small structure in a cell.
3. noun A particle from 2 to 4 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
4. noun a small mark in the photosphere of the sun caused by convection currents. See also Wikipedia:Granule (solar physics).

Similar words

granular granulated pellet crumb body globule globulet granularization grain grane

Often followed by

cells cell is size of and membrane contents neurons

Word family

granules