granule
- Noun. A tiny grain, a small particle.
- Noun. (biology) A small structure in a cell.
- Noun. (geology) A fragment of rock etc., larger than a sand grain and smaller than a pebble.
- Noun. (astronomy) a small mark in the photosphere of the sun caused by convection currents. See also Wikipedia:Granule (solar physics).
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