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long-grain

long-grain adjective: of rice, characterized by kernels that are approximately four to five times longer than they are wide.

Adjective

long-grain (comparative longer-grain, superlative longest-grain)

  1. Of rice, characterized by kernels that are approximately four to five times longer than they are wide.
    Antonyms:
    short-grain
  2. Of woodgrain, where the grain runs parallel to the longitudinal axis of the piece of wood.

Antonyms of long-grain

Forms of long-grain

comparativelonger-grain
superlativelongest-grain
alternative formlong grain
alternative formlong-grained

Questions about long-grain

What does long-grain mean?
Long-grain means of rice, characterized by kernels that are approximately four to five times longer than they are wide.
What part of speech is long-grain?
Long-grain is an adjective.

Words near long-grain in the dictionary

  1. long-focus lenses
  2. long-footed potoroo
  3. long-footed potoroos
  4. long-form
  5. long-furred
  6. long-grain
  7. long-grained
  8. long-grasser
  9. long-grassers
  10. long-haired
  11. long-haired Abyssinian

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