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GRANULATED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does granulated mean?
• GRANULATED (adjective)
The adjective GRANULATED has 1 sense:
1. made grainy or formed into granules
Familiarity information: GRANULATED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Made grainy or formed into granules
Context example:
granulated sugar
Similar:
coarse; harsh (of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles)
Context examples
The endoplasmic reticulum is not as abundant as in the sparsely granulated subtype.
(Densely Granulated Pituitary Gland Lactotroph Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
It has a diameter of 10-18 micrometer, and an oval or round nucleus with finely granulated chromatin.
(Myelocyte, NCI Thesaurus)
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