granulose
granulose is a 9-letter English word with 2 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. 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.
- adjective. composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
"granular sugar"
"the photographs were grainy and indistinct"
Synonyms
farinaceous, grainy, granular, gritty, mealy
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