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
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.
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
1 June 2025
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
