granules

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The tools were tested for tiny starch granules left behind when plants were processed for food.

From Science Daily • Jan. 25, 2026

Machines strip the insulation material off the copper, then use blades to chop and shred it into granules a few millimeters long, sometimes known as ‘copper chops.’

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

Even though you can activate active dry yeast in milk, certain milk enzymes and proteins can inhibit the individual yeast granules, which contain almost a skin or coating.

From Salon • Sep. 25, 2025

She spends her morning crunching instant coffee granules, repeating Snoop Dogg’s daily affirmations, which she’s translated into Czech, and trying on outfits.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2025

Her hostess found granules of a white substance in the dirt.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock