granule

English Thesaurus

1. a tiny grain (noun.object)

hypernym	:	grain,
definition	:	a relatively small granular particle of a substance (noun.object)

hyponym	:	microsome,
definition	:	a tiny granule in the cytoplasm that is where protein synthesis takes place under the direction of mRNA (noun.body)

hyponym	:	chondrule,
definition	:	small granule (of e.g. chrysolite) found in some meteoric rocks (noun.object)

hyponym	:	plastid,
definition	:	any of various small particles in the cytoplasm of the cells of plants and some animals containing pigments or starch or oil or protein (noun.plant)