granulating
Reducing to grains
Granulating is the process of forming into grains or small particles.
Sugar granulates during processing; wounds granulate as new tissue forms in small, grain-like clusters during healing.
The word applies to both deliberate manufacturing processes granulating fertilizer for easier spreading and natural biological repair.
Disposable soft paper
- scarringPermanent mark formation
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- collagenStructural body protein
- debridementRemoving damaged tissue surgically
dressing · healing · inflammation · capillaries · fibroblast · exudate
Forming compressed small rounds
- granulatorDevice making small particles
- agglomerationCollected mass of parts
- tablettingForming compressed solid doses
- compactionReducing volume through pressure
extrusion · encapsulation · briquetting · milling · drying · nucleation · sintering · powdering
Rough with particles
- grittyCoarse or courageous
- coarseRough in texture
- crystallineClear, ordered, brilliant
- sandyFull of fine grains
pebbly · rough · particulate · powdery · crumbly · flecked · speckled · uneven
Forming into crystals
- refiningRemoving unwanted elements
- molassesSyrup from cane processing
- caneStick for support
- beetDark red root vegetable
sweetener · confectionery · caramelizing · syrup · dissolving · sucrose · jaggery · muscovado
tissue
Disposable soft paper
- scarringPermanent mark formation
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- collagenStructural body protein
debridement · dressing · healing · inflammation · capillaries · fibroblast · exudate
pelletizing
Forming compressed small rounds
- granulatorDevice making small particles
- agglomerationCollected mass of parts
- tablettingForming compressed solid doses
compaction · extrusion · encapsulation · briquetting · milling · drying · nucleation · sintering · powdering · binder
grainy
Rough with particles
- grittyCoarse or courageous
- coarseRough in texture
- crystallineClear, ordered, brilliant
sandy · pebbly · rough · particulate · powdery · crumbly · flecked · speckled · uneven · porous
crystallizing
Forming into crystals
beet · sweetener · confectionery · caramelizing · syrup · dissolving · sucrose · jaggery · muscovado · turbinado
- grindinggrinding, milling, crushing, pulverizing, powdering
- plastics processinginjection molding, thermoforming, extrusion, vacuum forming, molding
- recyclingrecycle, recycling, recycling bin, recycle bin, recycling bins
- texture changessmoothing, roughening, softening, hardening, wrinkling
- woundswound, wounded, bullet wound, wounds, ulcer
- scrap recyclingscrap, scrap yard, scrap yards, scrapyard, scrapyards
granulatingsmoothing
Reducing irregularities systematically
polishing · leveling · evening · flattening · buffing
granulatingfusing
Joining by melting
consolidating · melting · compacting · agglomerating · coalescing