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adjective composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
adjective having a granular structure like that of chondrites
originFrom Late Latin grānulum (“granule, little grain”), diminutive of Latin grānum (“grain, seed”), + -ar. By surface analysis, granule + -ar. Compare French granulaire.
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