grainless

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English

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Etymology

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From grain +‎ -less.

Adjective

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grainless (not comparable)

  1. Without grain.
    grainless silage
  2. Free from grainy texture or appearance.
    • 1934, Popular Science, volume 125, number 4, page 78:
      making grainless enlargements
    • 1973 January, Popular Mechanics, volume 139, number 1, page 52:
      Highlights start blocking up and shadows turn to featureless black far sooner than on normal films — but the shadows are a very lovely black, because shadow areas of the two new films are clear and grainless.

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