Granulose

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Granulose \Gran"u*lose`\ (gr[a^]n"[-u]*l[=o]s`), n. [From
     {Granule}.] (Physiol. Chem.)
     The main constituent of the starch grain or granule, in
     distinction from the framework of cellulose. Unlike
     cellulose, it is colored blue by iodine, and is converted
     into dextrin and sugar by boiling acids and amylolytic


     ferments. [Obsolescent]
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  granulose \gran"u*lose`\, a.
     Granular.
     [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  granulose
       adj : composed of or covered with relatively large particles;
             "granular sugar"; "gritty sand" [syn: {farinaceous}, {coarse-grained},
              {grainy}, {granular}, {gritty}, {mealy}, {sandy}]