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granularity |
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granulate
| granulated
| granulated sugar
| granulation
| granulation tissue
| granule
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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb granulate has 3 senses
- granulate(v = verb.change) grain - form into grains; Array is one way to form
- granulate(v = verb.change) grain - become granular; Array is one way to change form, change shape, deform
- granulate(v = verb.body) Array - form granulating tissue; "wounds and ulcers can granulate" is one way to heal
Derived form noun granulation2
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
Derived form noun granulation1
Sample sentence:
Somebody's (body part) ----s
CIDE DICTIONARY
granulate, v. t. [See Granule.].
- To form into grains or small masses; as, to granulate powder, sugar, or metal. [1913 Webster]
- To raise in granules or small asperities; to make rough on the surface. [1913 Webster]
granulate, v. i.
To collect or be formed into grains; as, cane juice granulates into sugar.
granulate, a.
- Consisting of, or resembling, grains; crystallized in grains; granular; as, granulated sugar. [1913 Webster]
- Having numerous small elevations, as shagreen. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
granulate, v.
1 tr. & intr. form into grains (granulated sugar).
2 tr. roughen the surface of.
3 intr. (of a wound etc.) form small prominences as the beginning of healing; heal, join.
1 tr. & intr. form into grains (granulated sugar).
2 tr. roughen the surface of.
3 intr. (of a wound etc.) form small prominences as the beginning of healing; heal, join.
Derivative
granulation n. granulator n.
THESAURUS
granulate
abrade, atomize, beat, boss, bray, break up, brecciate, cake, candy, cicatrize, close up, coarsen, come to dust, comminute, concrete, condense, contriturate, crumb, crumble, crumble into dust, crumble to dust, crush, crystallize, disintegrate, effloresce, fall to dust, fall to pieces, flour, fragment, gnarl, grain, granulize, grate, grind, grind to powder, heal, heal over, horripilate, knit, knob, levigate, mash, mill, pestle, pimple, pound, powder, pulverize, reduce to powder, right itself, rough, rough up, roughen, scab over, scrunch, set, shard, shred, smash, smooth, solidify, squash, stud, take a set, thicken, tooth, triturateROGET THESAURUS
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Pulverulence
VB come to dust, be disintegrated, be reduced to powder reduce to powder, grind to powder, pulverize, comminute, granulate, triturate, levigate, scrape, file, abrade, rub down, grind, grate, rasp, pound, bray, bruise, contuse, contund, beat, crush, cranch, craunch, crunch, scranch, crumble, disintegrate, attenuate.
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