Grain
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NOUN
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
the side of leather from which the hair has been removed
a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
1/60 dram
1/7000 pound
dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
a cereal grass
the smallest possible unit of anything
the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric
the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)
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