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long-grained

long-grained is the alternative form of long-grain.

Meaning of long-grain

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.

Forms of long-grained

comparativelonger-grained
superlativelongest-grained

Questions about long-grained

What is long-grained the alternative form of?
Long-grained is the alternative form of long-grain.

Words near long-grained in the dictionary

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

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