granulation

English

Etymology

granulate +‎ -ion

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

granulation (countable and uncountable, plural granulations)

1. The formation of granules, or of cereal grains.
   1. The forming of metals into granules by pouring them through a sieve into water while hot.
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