granulated
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Made grainy or formed into granules: Describes a substance that has been processed into small, coarse particles or grains, often to alter its texture or improve its flow properties.
Usage
- Adjective:
- This term is primarily used to describe the physical state of a material, especially in cooking, chemistry, and manufacturing. It indicates a specific, processed form.
- It is most commonly used attributively (before a noun) to specify the type of a substance.
Examples
- Adjective:
- The recipe calls for granulated sugar, not powdered sugar.
- The chemical was supplied in a granulated form for easier handling.
- They used granulated cork as a sustainable packaging material.
Advanced Usage
- "Granulated" vs. "Powdered": While both describe fine particles, "granulated" typically refers to larger, sand-like grains (e.g., granulated sugar), whereas "powdered" or "confectioners'" refers to a much finer, dust-like consistency.
- Technical/Industrial Context: In fields like metallurgy or agriculture, "granulated" can describe materials like granulated slag (a byproduct) or granulated fertilizer.
Variants and Related Words
- Granulate (verb): To form into grains or granules.
- The machine is designed to granulate plastic pellets.
- Granulation (noun): The process of forming granules, or the resulting granular mass.
- The granulation of the metal created a uniform texture.
- Granular (adjective): Having a grainy texture; also used metaphorically to describe detailed analysis ("granular data").
- The beach had granular sand.
Synonyms
- Grainy: Having a texture composed of grains.
- Particulate: Composed of separate particles.
- Coarse-grained: Having a rough texture with larger particles.
Antonyms
- Powdered: Reduced to a very fine, soft dust.
- Liquid: In a fluid state.
- Solid (monolithic): Forming a single, continuous mass without granules.
Adjective
- made grainy or formed into granules
- granulated sugar