Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Granitical

Gra‐nit″ic‐al (?), a. Granitic.

2513

Granitification

Gra‐nit′i‐fi‐ca″tion (?), n. [Granite + L. -ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy.] The act or the process of forming into granite. Humble.

2514

Granitiform

Gra‐nit″i‐form (?), a. [Granite + -form.] (Geol.) Resembling granite in structure or shape.

2515

Granitoid

Gran″i‐toid (?), a. [Granite + -oid: cf. F. granitoïde.] Resembling granite in granular appearance; as, granitoid gneiss; a granitoid pavement.

2516

Granivorous

Gra‐niv″o‐rous (?), a. [L. granum grain + vorare to devour: cf. F. granivore.] Eating grain; feeding or subsisting on seeds; as, granivorous birds. Gay.

2517

Grannam

Gran″nam (?), n. A grandam.

2518

Granny

Gran″ny (?), n. A grandmother; a grandam; familiarly, an old woman.Granny's bend, orGranny's knot(Naut.), a kind of insecure knot or hitch; a reef knot crossed the wrong way.

2519

Granolithic

Gran′o‐lith″ic (?), n. [L. granum a grain (or E. granite) + -lith + -ic.] A kind of hard artificial stone, used for pavements.

2520

Grant

Grant (grȧnt), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Granted; p. pr. & vb. n.Granting.] [OE. graunten, granten, OF. graanter, craanter, creanter, to promise, yield, LL. creantare to promise, assur...

2521

Grant (2)

Grant, v. i. To assent; to consent. Chaucer.

2522

Grant (3)

Grant, n. [OE. grant, graunt, OF. graant, creant, promise, assurance. See Grant, v. t.] 1. The act of granting; a bestowing or conferring; concession; allowance; permission.2. T...

2523

Grantable

Grant″a‐ble (–ȧ‐b'l), a. Capable of being granted.

2524

Grantee

Gran‐tee″ (grȧn‐tē″), n.(Law) The person to whom a grant or conveyance is made.His grace will not survive the poor grantee he despises. Burke.

2525

Granter

Grant″er (grȧnt″ẽr), n. One who grants.

2526

Grantor

Grant″or (grȧnt″ôr), n.(Law) The person by whom a grant or conveyance is made.

2527

Granular

Gran″u‐lar (grăn″ū̍‐lẽr), a. [Cf. F. granulaire. See Granule.] Consisting of, or resembling, grains; as, a granular substance.Granular limestone, crystalline limestone, or marbl...

2528

Granularly

Gran″u‐lar‐ly (–lẽr‐ly̆), adv. In a granular form.

2529

Granulary

Gran″u‐la‐ry (–lā̍‐ry̆), a. Granular.

2530

Granulate

Gran″u‐late (–lāt), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Granulated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Granulating (?).] [See Granule.] 1. To form into grains or small masses; as, to granulate powder, sugar, or...

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Granulate (2)

Gran″u‐late, v. i. To collect or be formed into grains; as, cane juice granulates into sugar.

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Granulate (3)

{ Gran″u‐late (?), Gran″u‐la′ted (?), } a. 1. Consisting of, or resembling, grains; crystallized in grains; granular; as, granulated sugar.2. Having numerous small elevations, a...

2533

Granulation

Gran′u‐la″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. granulation.] 1. The act or process of forming or crystallizing into grains; as, the granulation of powder and sugar.2. The state of being granula...

2534

Granule

Gran″ule (?), n. [L. granulum, dim. of granum grain: cf. F. granule. See Grain a kernel.] A little grain; a small particle; a pellet.

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Granuliferous

Gran′u‐lif″er‐ous (?), a. [Granule + -ferous.] Full of granulations.

2536

Granuliform

Gra‐nu″li‐form (?), a. [Granule + -form.] (Min.) Having a granular structure; granular; as, granuliform limestone.

2537

Granulite

Gran″u‐lite (?), n. [From Granule.] (Geol.) A whitish, granular rock, consisting of feldspar and quartz intimately mixed; — sometimes called whitestone, and leptynite.

2538

Granulose

Gran″u‐lose′ (?), n. [From Granule.] (Physiol. Chem.) The main constituent of the starch grain or granule, in distinction from the framework of cellulose. Unlike cellulose, it i...