granule - a tiny grainmicrosome - a tiny granule in the cytoplasm that is where protein synthesis takes place under the direction of mRNA chondrule - small granule (of e.g. chrysolite) found in some meteoric rocks grain - a small hard particle; "a grain of sand" plastid - any of various small particles in the cytoplasm of the cells of plants and some animals containing pigments or starch or oil or protein |