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Answer for the clue "The quality of being composed of relatively large particles ", 10 letters:
graininess

Word definitions for graininess in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
graininess \graininess\ n. the quality of being composed of relatively large particles. Syn: coarseness, granularity.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the quality of being composed of relatively large particles [syn: coarseness , granularity ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The state of being grainy; granularity

Usage examples of graininess.

Perhaps it is dust, or graininess, or perhaps the dots produced by photoengraving processes used in newspaper reproduction.

He thought he could see something of a cellular structure, though: there was a crude graininess to the corrugations, lumps maybe the size of rice grains.

The strap's familiar graininess reminded him of all the times Muriel's sister had slept over, and when the mattress slid forth he saw the gleam of Claire's tangled golden hair.