GRANULOSE
farinaceous, coarse-grained, grainy, granular, granulose, gritty, mealy
(adjective) composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency; “granular sugar”; “the photographs were grainy and indistinct”; “it left a mealy residue”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
granulose (uncountable)
(biochemistry) 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.
Adjective
granulose (comparative more granulose, superlative most granulose)
granular
Anagrams
• organules
Source: Wiktionary
Gran"u*lose`, n. Etym: [From Granule.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition