granulose

1. 1.

   composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency

   “granular sugar”

   “the photographs were grainy and indistinct”

   “it left a mealy residue”

   Synonymsfarinaceouscoarse-grainedgrainygranulargrittymealy

   Similarcoarse

Questions about granulose

What does granulose mean?

granulose means "composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency".

How many syllables are in granulose?

granulose has 3 syllables: gra-nu-lose. The stress falls on "gra".

What is another word for granulose?

Close synonyms include farinaceous, coarse-grained, grainy, granular, gritty. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is granulose a common word?

granulose is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.