granule
granule — noun
1. A tiny, often gritty fragment of a solid material, roughly the size of a single
A tiny, often gritty fragment of a solid material, roughly the size of a single grain of sand.
The coffee granules dissolved quickly when Jenna added hot water.
collocation: coffee granules / dissolve in liquid
A single sugar granule fell onto the tablecloth as Dewi stirred her tea.
The pharmacist crushed the pill into fine granules and mixed them with yogurt.
Each granule of sand felt rough against Liam's fingers as he grabbed a handful.
Defne noticed tiny white granules on the kitchen floor near the open salt container.
- grain
More general term; also used figuratively (a grain of truth); often refers to cereal seeds or sand
- particle
More formal and scientific; covers all tiny pieces including non-solid matter
- speck
Suggests an extremely tiny, often barely visible amount, typically of dust or dirt
- pellet
Describes a small, rounded, compressed shape, often man-made
文法句型
plural: granules
granule + of + noun
用法筆記
Often used in the plural form (granules) when referring to a substance consisting of many such particles.