Word: granulose
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: gran
u
lose
Definition: The main constituent of the starch grain or granule, in distinction from the framework of cellulose. It is coloured blue by iodine, and is converted into dextrin and sugar by boiling acids and amylolytic ferments.
Morphemes:
Affix: granule
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A tiny grain, a small particle.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: granum
Language: la
Decoded: granum
Meaning: grain
Affix: -ose
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the names of sugars.