Granulation
/ˌɡræn.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/noun
The process or result of forming or being formed into small grains or granules.
Did you know?Granulation ultimately traces back to Latin granum, meaning “grain,” a root that also fed words for seed, texture, and the idea of breaking matter into tiny, countable pieces.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ǵr̥h₂-no-
“grain, kernel”
Latin
Latin
granum
“grain, seed, small particle”
Late Latin
Latin
granulatio
“a making into grains; formation of small grains”
Old French
Old French
granulation
“granulation; the act of forming into grains”
Modern English
English
granulation
“the process or condition of being formed into granules”