Granulate

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  • intransitive verb. To form into grains or granules.
  • intransitive verb. To make rough and grainy.
  • intransitive verb. To become granular or grainy.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Same as granulated or granular.
  • To form into grains: as, to granulate powder or sugar.
  • To raise in granules; make rough on the surface.
  • To become formed into grains; become granular.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To form into grains or small masses.
  • transitive verb. To raise in granules or small asperities; to make rough on the surface.
  • intransitive verb. To collect or be formed into grains.
  • adjective. Consisting of, or resembling, grains; crystallized in grains; granular.
  • adjective. Having numerous small elevations, as shagreen.
  • adjective. a variety of steel made by a particular process beginning with the granulation of pig iron.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. to segment into tiny grains or particles
  • adjective. Consisting of, or resembling, grains; crystallized in grains; granular.
  • adjective. Having numerous small elevations, like shagreen.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. form granulating tissue
  • verb. become granular
  • verb. form into grains
  • Word Usage
    "Dry air conveyance to a just-in-time feeding unit, which minimizes the quantities of material present on the injection molding machine, is used to prevent remoistening of the dried granulate, which is an important asset especially in tropical regions."
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