GRANULE

'Granule' is a generic term used for a small particle or grain. The generic term is used in a variety of specific contexts.

★ Granule (solar physics), visible structures in the photosphere of the Sun arising from activity in the Sun's convective zone

★ Granule (cell biology), any of several submicroscopic structures, some with explicable origins, others noted only as cell type-specific features of unknown function

★ "Azurophil granule", a structure characteristic of the azurophil eukarytotic cell type

★ "Chromaffin granule", a structure characteristic of the chromophil eukaryotic cell type

★ Martian spherules, spherical granules of material found on the surface of the planet Mars

★ A specified particle size of 2–4 millimetres (-1– -2 on the φ scale)
In pharmaceutical terms:
A granule is small particles gathered into a larger, permanent aggregate in which the original particles can still be identified

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★ Granular material