granulation

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Noun

granulation

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.

Related terms

• grain
• granular
• granularity
• granulate
• granulatory
• granule

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