Meaning of GRANULATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'granyu`leyt
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- [v] form granulating tissue, as of wounds and ulcers
- [v] become granular
- [v] form into grains
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| | Synonyms: | | grain |
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| | See Also: | | change form, change shape, deform, form, granulate, heal, shape | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Gran"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Granulated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Granulating}.] [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.
To collect or be formed into grains; as, cane juice
granulates into sugar.
\Gran"u*late\, Granulated \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.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Of a surface: granular. |
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