GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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    Granulose (grănˈū́‑lōsˌ), n. [From Granule.] (Physiol. Chem.) 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. [Obsolescent]

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    granulose (?), a. Granular.

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