granulation

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

granulation (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