GRANULATE

granulate

(verb) form granulating tissue; “wounds and ulcers can granulate”

granulate, grain

(verb) become granular

granulate, grain

(verb) form into grains

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

granulate (third-person singular simple present granulates, present participle granulating, simple past and past participle granulated)

(transitive) To segment into tiny grains or particles.

(intransitive) To collect or be formed into grains.

Adjective

granulate (comparative more granulate, superlative most granulate)

Consisting of, or resembling, grains; crystallized in grains; granular.

Having numerous small elevations, like shagreen.

Source: Wiktionary


Gran"u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Granulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Granulating.] Etym: [See Granule.]

1. To form into grains or small masses; as, to granulate powder, sugar, or metal.

2. To raise in granules or small asperities; to make rough on the surface.

Gran"u*late, v. i.

Definition: To collect or be formed into grains; as, cane juice granulates into sugar.

Gran"u*late, Gran"u*la`ted, a.

1. Consisting of, or resembling, grains; crystallized in grains; granular; as, granulated sugar.

2. Having numerous small elevations, as shagreen. Granulated steel, a variety of steel made by a particular process beginning with the granulation of pig iron.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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