Granulation
(Gran`u*la"tion) n. [Cf. F. granulation.]
1. The act or process of forming or crystallizing into grains; as, the granulation of powder and sugar.
2. The state of being granulated.
3. (Med.) (a) One of the small, red, grainlike prominences which form on a raw surface and are the
efficient agents in the process of healing. (b) The act or process of the formation of such prominences.
Granule
(Gran"ule) n. [L. granulum, dim. of granum grain: cf. F. granule. See Grain a kernel.] A
little grain a small particle; a pellet.
Granuliferous
(Gran`u*lif"er*ous) a. [Granule + -ferous.] Full of granulations.
Granuliform
(Gra*nu"li*form) a. [Granule + -form.] (Min.) Having a granular structure; granular; as,
granuliform limestone.
Granulite
(Gran"u*lite) n. [From Granule.] (Geol.) A whitish, granular rock, consisting of feldspar and
quartz intimately mixed; — sometimes called whitestone, and leptynite.
Granulose
(Gran"u*lose`) n. [From Granule.] (Physiol. Chem.) The main constituent of the starch
grain or granule, in distinction from the framework of cellulose. Unlike cellulose, it is colored blue by
iodine, and is converted into dextrin and sugar by boiling acids and amylolytic ferments.
Granulous
(Gran"u*lous) a. [Cf. F. granuleux.] Full of grains; abounding with granular substances; granular.
Grape
(Grape) n. [OF. grape, crape, bunch or cluster of grapes, F. grappe, akin to F. grappin grapnel,
hook; fr. OHG. chrapfo hook, G. krapfen, akin to E. cramp. The sense seems to have come from the
idea of clutching. Cf. Agraffe, Cramp, Grapnel, Grapple.]
1. (Bot.) A well-known edible berry growing in pendent clusters or bunches on the grapevine. The
berries are smooth-skinned, have a juicy pulp, and are cultivated in great quantities for table use and
for making wine and raisins.
2. (Bot.) The plant which bears this fruit; the grapevine.
