granˈūlātor or granˈūlāter noun

granūlifˈerous adjective

granˈūliform adjective

granˈūlīte noun (geology)

1. A schistose but sometimes massive aggregate of quartz and feldspar with garnets
2. A granular-textured metamorphic rock

granūlitˈic adjective

Of the texture of granulite

granūlītīzāˈtion or granūlītīsāˈtion noun (geology)

Reduction of the components of a rock to crystalline grains by regional metamorphism

granˈūlōcyte /-sīt/ noun

A blood cell of the leucocyte division

granūlocytic /-sitˈik/ adjective

granūlōˈma noun (pl granulōˈmas or granulōˈmata) (pathology)

A localized collection of macrophages or other inflammatory cells, caused by infection or invasion by a foreign body

granūlōˈmatous adjective

granulated sugar noun

White sugar in fairly coarse grains

granulation tissue noun (medicine)

A new formation of connective tissue which grows in small rounded masses in a wound or on an ulcerated surface, and tends to leave a white scar