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granulation

granulation noun: the formation of granules, or of cereal grains.

Noun

granulation (countable and uncountable, plural granulations)

  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. A bright, transient granular marking on the Sun's photosphere.
  5. The attachment of granules of precious metal to underlying metal of jewellery.

granulation meaning in Hindi and Tamil

granulation in Hindi

granulation
अंकुर aṅkur

granulation in Tamil

பரல்ஆக்கம், டோமின் குருணப் படலம், டோமின் குருணயடுக்கு, நுண்மணியாக்கம்

Forms of granulation

pluralgranulations

Origin of granulation

From Late Latin grānulum (“granule”) + -ation. Attested earlier than granule and granulate. By surface analysis, granulate + -ion.

Words formed from granulation

Phrases with granulation

Words that rhyme with granulation

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Questions about granulation

What does granulation mean?
Granulation means the formation of granules, or of cereal grains.
What is granulation in Hindi?
Granulation in Hindi is अंकुर (aṅkur). See Granulation meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is granulation?
Granulation is a noun.
What is the plural of granulation?
The plural of granulation is granulations.

Words near granulation in the dictionary

  1. granulated sugars
  2. granulater
  3. granulaters
  4. granulates
  5. granulating
  6. granulation
  7. granulation tissue
  8. granulation tissues
  9. granulations
  10. granulator
  11. granulators

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Adapted from Wiktionary: granulation (page history and authors); अंकुर (Hindi) (page history and authors); granulation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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