granulated

UK: /ˈgrænjʊleɪtɪd/ US: /ˈgrænjəˌleɪtɪd/

From the verb granulate: (⇒ conjugate)

granulated is: ⓘ

v past

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

gran•u•lat•ed /ˈgrænyəˌleɪtɪd/   adj. 

1. made like or resembling grains:
   granulated sugar.

gran•u•la•tion /ˌgrænyəˈleɪʃən/  n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

gran•u•late  (gran′yə lāt′), v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 
v.t. 

1. to form into granules or grains.
2. to raise in granules; make rough on the surface.

v.i. 

3. to become granular or grainy.
4. Pathology to form granulation tissue.

• granule + -ate¹ 1660–70

gran′u•lat′er, gran′u•la′tor, n. 
gran•u•la•tive  (gran′yə lā′tiv, -lə tiv), adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

granulate verb / ˈɡrænjʊˌleɪt/

1. (transitive) to make into grains
2. to make or become roughened in surface texture

noun / ˈɡrænjʊlɪt -ˌleɪt/

1. a substance that is made up of grains or granules

ˈgranulative adjective

ˈgranuˌlator, ˈgranuˌlater noun