long-grain

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Synonyms: long grain, long-drawn, long-chain

Antonyms: long grain, long-drawn, long-chain

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Adjective

1. {{lb|en|cooking}} Of [[rice]], [[characterized]] by [[kernel]]s that are [[approximately]] four to five times [[long]]er than they are [[wide]].
2. {{lb|en|carpentry|woodworking}} Of [[woodgrain]], where the [[grain]] [[run]]s [[parallel]] to the [[longitudinal]] [[axis]] of the [[piece]] of [[wood]].

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