different between granule vs degranulation

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin granulum, diminutive of Latin granum (“grain”); for more, see grain.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???anju?l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???ænjul/, /???ænj?l/

Noun

granule (plural granules)

1. A tiny grain, a small particle.
2. (biology) A small structure in a cell.
3. (geology) A particle from 2 to 4 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
4. (astronomy) a small mark in the photosphere of the sun caused by convection currents. See also Wikipedia:Granule (solar physics).

Related terms

• grain
• granular
• granularity
• granulate
• granulation

Translations

Further reading

• granule in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• granule in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• langure, unregal

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: granulent, granules

Verb

granule

1. first-person singular present indicative of granuler
2. third-person singular present indicative of granuler
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of granuler
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of granuler
5. second-person singular imperative of granuler

Spanish

Verb

granule

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of granular.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of granular.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of granular.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of granular.

English

Etymology

de- +? granulation

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /di????ænj??le???n/

Noun

degranulation (countable and uncountable, plural degranulations)

1. (biology) The loss of secretory granules in certain cells

Related terms

• degranulatory