0 to turn or to make something turn into granules (= small pieces like grains):
Fondant is made of sugar and water boiled together, with a small quantity of cream of tartar to prevent the sugar from granulating.
Tablets can be made by granulating the components then compressing them into a tablet form.
During follow up at our outpatient department we found that the larger wound was granulating well.
1 a substance consisting of granules (= small pieces like grains):
Old trainers are transformed into a rubber granulate that is incorporated into playground surfacing.
The paint tends to separate and granulate in a very attractive way.
They were able to grow and granulate sugar cane for sale commercially in Louisiana.
Dr Johnson talked about the proportions of charcoal and salt-petre in making and granulating gunpowder.
The fluid consists of resin dissolved in spirits, a solution which, when dried out, leaves a granulated surface.
This absorbent material is a special granulate that combines with liquid to form a solid gel.
They developed a granulate from biomaterials.
