granulate
adjUK /ˈɡɹæn.juːl.ət/ · US /ˈɡɹæn.jul.ət/
Etymology From granule + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
1
Consisting of, or resembling, grains; crystallized in grains; granular.
2
Having numerous small elevations, like shagreen.
granulate
verbUK /ˈɡɹæn.juːl.eɪt/ · US /ˈɡɹæn.jul.eɪt/
Etymology Back-formation from granulation on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, granule + -ate.
1
To segment into tiny grains or particles.
2
To collect or be formed into grains.
- Cane juice granulates into sugar.
- Derived terms
- degranulate, granulater, granulator, microgranulate, multigranulate, regranulate
- Related terms
- grain, granular, granularity, granulation, granule