granulate — Defs

01 v. t. To form into grains or small masses; as, to granulate powder, sugar, or metal.

imp. & p. p. Granulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Granulating

1.
To form into grains or small masses; as, to granulate powder, sugar, or metal.
2.
To raise in granules or small asperities; to make rough on the surface.

02 v. i. To collect or be formed into grains; as, cane juice granulates into sugar.

03 a. Consisting of, or resembling, grains; crystallized in grains; granular; as, granulated sugar.

1.
Consisting of, or resembling, grains; crystallized in grains; granular; as, granulated sugar.
2.
Having numerous small elevations, as shagreen.

Phrases & compounds

Granulated steel — a variety of steel made by a particular process beginning with the granulation of pig iron.