granulate
/'grænjuleit/
Definition
Verb (transitive):
- To form or reduce into grains or small particles. This involves breaking down a substance into a granular form.
- To make something have a rough, grainy surface texture.
Verb (intransitive):
- To become granular; to form into grains or small particles.
- In medicine, specifically of tissue (like in a healing wound), to form small, fleshy granules as part of the healing process.
Usage Examples
Verb (transitive):
- The machine is designed to granulate plastic pellets for recycling.
- Granulated sugar is sugar that has been processed into fine grains.
Verb (intransitive):
- The chemical compound will granulate if left to cool slowly.
- For the wound to heal properly, it needs to granulate from the bottom up.
Advanced Usage
- "Granulating tissue": A medical term for the new connective tissue and microscopic blood vessels that form on the surfaces of a wound during the healing process.
- The doctor was pleased to see healthy granulating tissue in the ulcer.
Variants and Related Words
- Granular (adj): Having a grainy texture or consisting of granules.
- The granular texture of the sandpaper provides good grip.
- Granulation (n): The process of forming granules; the state of being granulated. In medicine, it refers to the formation of granulation tissue.
- The granulation of the powder was not uniform.
- Excessive granulation can sometimes hinder wound healing.
Synonyms
- Pulverize: To reduce to fine particles, often by crushing.
- Comminute: A technical term meaning to reduce to minute particles.
- Fragment: To break into pieces or fragments.
Antonyms
- Coalesce: To grow together or form into a mass.
- Amalgamate: To combine into a unified structure.
- Solidify: To make solid or become solid.
Related Phrases
- "Granulate a substance": The general process of making a substance granular.
- The first step in the recipe is to granulate the wax.
- "Allow to granulate": Often used in instructions for processes where a liquid or paste is left to crystallize or form grains.
- After cooking, pour the mixture onto a tray and allow it to granulate as it cools.
Verb
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form granulating tissue
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wounds and ulcers can granulate
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become granular
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form into grains
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