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Granular.

To form into grains or small masses; as, to granulate powder, sugar, or metal.

Consisting of, or resembling, grains; crystallized in grains; granular; as, granulated sugar.

The act or process of forming or crystallizing into grains; as, the granulation of powder and sugar.

A little grain a small particle; a pellet.

Full of granulations.

Having a granular structure; granular; as, granuliform limestone.

A whitish, granular rock, consisting of feldspar and quartz intimately mixed; -- sometimes called whitestone, and leptynite.

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.

Full of grains; abounding with granular substances; granular.

The child of one's grandson or granddaughter.

A daughter of one's grandson or granddaughter.

The father of one's grandfather or grandmother.

The mother of one's grandfather or grandmother.

A son of one's grandson or granddaughter.

A coarse stuff made of silk and mohair, or of coarse silk.

A preparation from the seeds of Paullinia sorbilis, a woody climber of Brazil, used in making an astringent drink, and also in the cure of headache.

An alkaloid extracted from guarana. Same as Caffeine.

r performance; an engagement which secures or insures another against a contingency; a warranty; a security. Same as Guaranty. His interest seemed to be a guarantee for his zeal. Macaulay.

One who makes or gives a guaranty; a warrantor; a surety.