GRANULATION

granulation

(noun) the act of forming something into granules or grains; “the granulation of medicines”

granulation, granulation tissue

(noun) new connective tissue and tiny blood vessels that form on the surfaces of a wound during the healing process

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

granulation (countable and uncountable, plural granulations)

The formation of granules, or of cereal grains.

The forming of metals into granules by pouring them through a sieve into water while hot.

(uncountable) The condition of being granulated.

(medicine) Granulated tissue on the surface of a healing wound; granulation tissue.

(astronomy) A bright, transient granular marking on the Sun's photosphere.

The attachment of granules of precious metal to underlying metal of jewellery.

Source: Wiktionary


Gran`u*la"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. granulation.]

1. The act or process of forming or crystallizing into grains; as, the granulation of powder and sugar.

2. The state of being granulated.

3. (Med.) (a) One of the small, red, grainlike prominences which form on a raw surface (that of wounds or ulcers), and are the efficient agents in the process of healing. (b) The act or process of the formation of such prominences.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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