granular material

collocation in English

meaningsofgranularandmaterial

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granular
adjective
uk
/ˈɡræn.jə.lər/
us
/ˈɡræn.jə.lɚ/
made of, or seeming ...
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material
noun
uk
/məˈtɪə.ri.əl/
us
/məˈtɪr.i.əl/
a physical substance that things can be ...
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(Definition ofgranularandmaterialfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgranular material

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The cytoplasm of normal blastomeres was occupied by vacuoles with electron-densegranularmaterialand large lipid drops.
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The gland contains glycogen deposits, and rough endoplasmic reticulum distended into cisternae withgranularmaterial.
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Large vesicles are present, probably for lipid storage, whilst the greatest area is occupied by micro-aggregates ofgranularmaterial.
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These vesicles consist of aggregates of smallgranularmaterialwith few mitochondria (fig. 8).
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The areas of moderately electron-densegranularmaterialgenerally occupy the proximal regions of the body epidermis and are not found within the nucleated sub-epidermal regions.
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They appeared with a membrane-like material or agranularmaterialof different densities, often associated with small vesicles.
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In the mid-previtellogenic follicles the follicle cells became more active and their cytoplasm has vesicles containinggranularmaterial.
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At the interface, both micro- and macrovilli delimit lacunae containinggranularmaterial.
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Secretory inclusions observed in the excretory bladder of this species were membrane-bound and contained finegranularmaterialof moderate electron density (fig. 14).
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These extensions are filled withgranularmaterialand are in line with the two central microtubules.
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At the interface both processes delimit lacunae containinggranularmaterial.
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Below the inner layer is somegranularmaterial(arrowed).
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In our model is the shearing stress max developed by sliding friction in agranularmaterial.
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This enharmonicgranularmaterialis processed by the filters which bring out certain sound formants.
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Unloading near a shear-band ingranularmaterial.
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The reticulum of strands covering the spores probably represents the remains of cells of the sporangium wall, also represented by the irregular sheets andgranularmaterial.
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The occurrence of extensive aggregates ofgranularmaterialin the mature envelope may imply storage of the newly synthesized protein prior to exocytosis from the layer.
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His scientific work is varied, but focuses on the theory of soft matter, such as polymers, colloids, gels, liquid crystals, andgranularmaterial.
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Dry quicksand is an example of agranularmaterial.
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