noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
granular; in granular form
Technical term used in scientific, medical, or industrial contexts to describe a substance consisting of small particles or granules.
This medicine is in granular form and is taken dissolved in water.
Please mix the granular fertilizer into the soil.
Compound of 顆粒 (karyū, 'granule') + 状 (jō, 'form' or 'shape'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.