# granulation

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #81,372

## Definitions
1. The formation of granules, or of cereal grains.
2. The formation of granules, or of cereal grains.
3. The condition of being granulated.
4. Granulated tissue on the surface of a healing wound; granulation tissue.
5. A bright, transient granular marking on the Sun's photosphere.
6. The attachment of granules of precious metal to underlying metal of jewellery.

## Etymology
From Late Latin grānulum (“granule”) + -ation. Attested earlier than granule and granulate. By surface analysis, granulate + -ion.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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