granulated Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb form into grains
    grain; granulate.
  2. verb become granular
    grain; granulate.
  3. verb form granulating tissue
    granulate.
    • wounds and ulcers can granulate
  4. adjective satellite made grainy or formed into granules
    • granulated sugar

WordNet

Gran"u*late transitive verb
Etymology
See Granule.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Granulated ; present participle & verbal noun Granulating
Definitions
  1. To form into grains or small masses; as, to granulate powder, sugar, or metal.
  2. To raise in granules or small asperities; to make rough on the surface.
Gran"u*late intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To collect or be formed into grains; as, cane juice granulates into sugar.
Gran"u*late, Gran"u*la`ted adjective (Also<
  • Granulate
  • Granulated
)
Definitions
  1. Consisting of, or resembling, grains; crystallized in grains; granular; as, granulated sugar.
  2. Having numerous small elevations, as shagreen.

Webster 1913