ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈlāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Late Latin granul um + English -ation
1.
a. : the act or process of granulating
the granulation of sugar
b. : the condition of being granulated
the granulation of the leather was rough to the touch
2.
a. : one of the small elevations of a granulated surface:
(1) : a minute mass of tissue projecting from the surface of an organ (as on the eyelids in trachoma)
(2) : one of the minute red granules made up of loops of newly formed capillaries that form on a raw surface (as of a wound) and that with fibroblasts are the active agents in the process of healing — see granulation tissue
b. : the act or process of forming such elevations or granules
3.
a. : granule 2
b. : the appearance of the sun's surface caused by the presence of granules
4.
a. : an abnormal condition of a citrus fruit usually left on the tree late in the season in which the juice sacs are hard and firm and the fruit tasteless
b. : the process by which this condition comes about