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shorter-grain

shorter-grain is the comparative form of short-grain.

Meaning of short-grain

Adjective

short-grain (comparative shorter-grain, superlative shortest-grain)

  1. Of rice, characterized by its small, plump and rounded grains, typically shorter than 5.5 mm.
    Antonyms:
    long-grain

Questions about shorter-grain

What is shorter-grain the comparative form of?
Shorter-grain is the comparative form of short-grain.

Words near shorter-grain in the dictionary

  1. shortens up
  2. shorter
  3. shorter haul
  4. shorter-acting
  5. shorter-distance
  6. shorter-grain
  7. shorter-grained
  8. shorter-haired
  9. shorter-haul
  10. shorter-lived
  11. shorter-run

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