grainlike

grainlike
Shaped or resembling a grain or an aspect of a grain.

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  • grainlike — adj. grainy, similar to grain, granular …   English contemporary dictionary

  • gran|u|la|tion — «GRAN yuh LAY shuhn», noun. 1. formation into grains or granules. 2. a roughening on the surface. 3. one of the grains on a roughened surface. 4. the formation of small, grainlike bodies, especially in the process of healing. 5. a small,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Grained — (gr[=a]nd), a. 1. Having a grain; divided into small particles or grains; showing the grain; hence, rough. [1913 Webster] 2. Dyed in grain; ingrained. [1913 Webster] Persons lightly dipped, not grained, in generous honesty, are but pale in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Granulation — Gran u*la tion, n. [Cf. F. granulation.] 1. The act or process of forming or crystallizing into grains; as, the granulation of powder and sugar. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being granulated. [1913 Webster] 3. (Med.) (a) One of the small, red,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Taeniatherum caput-medusae — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …   Wikipedia

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  • comb — comb1 combless, adj. comblessness, n. /kohm/, n. 1. a toothed strip of plastic, hard rubber, bone, wood, or metal, used for arranging the hair, untangling it, or holding it in place. 2. a currycomb. 3. any comblike instrument, object, or… …   Universalium

  • endocrine system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction  group of ductless glands (gland) that regulate body processes by secreting chemical substances called hormones (hormone). Hormones act on nearby tissues or are carried in the bloodstream to act on specific target organs… …   Universalium

  • granule — 1. A grainlike particle; a granulation; a minute discrete mass. 2. A very small pill, usually gelatin or sugar coated, containing a drug to be given in a small dose. 3. A colony of the bacterium or …   Medical dictionary

  • granulate — (Order Isopoda): Having the appearance of bearing beadlike or grainlike protuberances; usually applied to the description of a surface [Kensley and Schotte, 1989] …   Crustacea glossary

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