granulation

English

Etymology

granule +‎ -ation

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

granulation (countable and uncountable, plural granulations)

1. The formation of granules, or of cereal grains
2. (uncountable) The condition of being granulated
3. Granulated tissue on the surface of a healing wound; granulation tissue
4. (astronomy) A bright, transient granular marking on the Sun's photosphere
5. The attachment of granules of precious metal to underlying metal of jewellery

Derived terms

• degranulation
• regranulation

Related terms

• grain
• granular
• granularity
• granulate
• granule

Translations

formation of granules

• Bulgarian: гранулиране n (granulirane)

• Finnish: rakeistaminen, rakeistuminen

condition of being granulated

• Bulgarian: зърнистост f (zǎrnistost)

• Finnish: rakeisuus (fi)

tissue

• Finnish: rupi (fi)

astronomy: marking on the Sun

• Finnish: granula (fi)

attachment of granules of precious metal