granulation
- noun
- /ˌɡræn.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/
- Specialized
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granulación
- The process of wet granulation helps produce consistent tablet formulations in pharmaceuticals.
- granulation technique
Examples
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I love this blue, but honestly, I forgot that it that this particular blue has such a high granulation factor.
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After preprocessing, it is trucked to a plant in nearby Watertown for granulation, pelletization, and packaging into a variety of shapes and sizes of sacks and flexible tubes.
Academic text (1996) -
In a partnership with a fertilizer company, Eastern Shore plans to build a 50,000 ton/year organic fertilizer granulation plant where poultry manure will be separated into two categories.
Academic text (2000) -
For effective drug manufacturing, understanding granulation techniques is crucial to ensure the correct particle size.
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The technique of granulation involves mixing powdered ingredients with a binder to create granules.
Synonyms
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The process of making a material into small grains or the grains made by that process
Compounds
- Specialized
New soft red tissue with small blood vessels that forms on a healing wound
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Etymology
Granulation comes from the Latin granum, meaning 'grain', and shares its root with common words like grain and granule. That is why to granulate something means to make it into many small 'grains', for example turning sugar into small pieces that dissolve easily.