granulator

[gran-yuh-leyt]

gran·u·late

[gran-yuh-leyt] verb, gran·u·lat·ed, gran·u·lat·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to form into granules or grains.
2.
to raise in granules; make rough on the surface.
verb (used without object)
3.
to become granular or grainy.
4.
Pathology. to form granulation tissue.

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Granulator is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

Origin:
1660–70; granule + -ate1

gran·u·lat·er, gran·u·la·tor, noun
gran·u·la·tive [gran-yuh-ley-tiv, -luh-tiv] , adjective
mul·ti·gran·u·lat·ed, adjective
non·gran·u·lat·ed, adjective
un·gran·u·lat·ed, adjective
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granulate (ˈɡrænjʊˌleɪt)
 
vb
1.  (tr) to make into grains
2.  to make or become roughened in surface texture
3.  (intr) (of a wound, ulcer, etc) to form granulation tissue
 
'granulative
 
adj
 
'granulator
 
n
 
'granulater
 
n

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