GRANULE

Granule

In cell biology, a granule is a small particle. It can be any structure barely visible by light microscopy. The term is most often used to describe a secretory vesicle.

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granule

Noun

  1. A tiny grain, a small particle.
  2. A small structure in a cell.
  3. A particle from 2 to 4 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
  4. a small mark in the photosphere of the sun caused by convection currents. See also .


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