Definition of grain

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Grain (n.) Any small, hard particle, as of sand, sugar, salt, etc.; hence, any minute portion or particle; as, a grain of gunpowder, of pollen, of starch, of sense, of wit, etc..

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Multigranulate :: Multigranulate (a.) Having, or consisting of, many grains..
Tupelo :: Tupelo (n.) A North American tree (Nyssa multiflora) of the Dogwood family, having brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red berries. The wood is crossgrained and very difficult to split. Called also black gum, sour gum, and pepperidge..
Squally :: Squally (a.) Interrupted by unproductive spots; -- said of a flied of turnips or grain.
Ripe :: Ripe (superl.) Ready for reaping or gathering; having attained perfection; mature; -- said of fruits, seeds, etc.; as, ripe grain..
Harvest :: Harvest (n.) That which is reaped or ready to be reaped or gath//ed; a crop, as of grain (wheat, maize, etc.), or fruit..
Graniferous :: Graniferous (a.) Bearing grain, or seeds like grain..
Thatch :: Thatch (n.) Straw, rushes, or the like, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain..
Decagramme :: Decagramme (n.) A weight of the metric system; ten grams, equal to about 154.32 grains avoirdupois..
Fovilla :: Fovilla (n.) One of the fine granules contained in the protoplasm of a pollen grain.
Sicca :: Sicca (n.) A seal; a coining die; -- used adjectively to designate the silver currency of the Mogul emperors, or the Indian rupee of 192 grains..
Raking :: Raking (n.) A space gone over with a rake; also, the work done, or the quantity of hay, grain, etc., collected, by going once over a space with a rake..
Barleycorn :: Barleycorn (n.) Formerly , a measure of length, equal to the average length of a grain of barley; the third part of an inch..
Hail :: Hail (n.) Small roundish masses of ice precipitated from the clouds, where they are formed by the congelation of vapor. The separate masses or grains are called hailstones..
Shoe :: Shoe (n.) The trough or spout for conveying the grain from the hopper to the eye of the millstone.
Daric :: Daric (n.) A gold coin of ancient Persia, weighing usually a little more than 128 grains, and bearing on one side the figure of an archer..
Granulate :: Granulate (v. t.) To form into grains or small masses; as, to granulate powder, sugar, or metal..
Grain :: Grain (n.) To form grains, or to assume a granular ferm, as the result of crystallization; to granulate..
Ripeness :: Ripeness (n.) The state or quality of being ripe; maturity;; completeness; perfection; as, the ripeness of grain; ripeness of manhood; ripeness of judgment..
Flail :: Flail (n.) An instrument for threshing or beating grain from the ear by hand, consisting of a wooden staff or handle, at the end of which a stouter and shorter pole or club, called a swipe, is so hung as to swing freely..
Legumin :: Legumin (n.) An albuminous substance resembling casein, found as a characteristic ingredient of the seeds of leguminous and grain-bearing plants..
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