granuliform

English

Etymology

granule +‎ -iform

Adjective

granuliform (comparative more granuliform, superlative most granuliform)

(mineralogy) Having a granular structure or appearance.
granuliform limestone
- 1928, Walter Kenrick Fisher, Asteroidea of the North Pacific and Adjacent Waters: Forcipulata:
  There is a fairly regular carinal band of more closely set, numerous granuliform spinelets

References

“granuliform”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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