different between granulate vs grains

English

Etymology

granule +? -ate

Verb

granulate (third-person singular simple present granulates, present participle granulating, simple past and past participle granulated)

1. (transitive) To segment into tiny grains or particles.
2. (intransitive) To collect or be formed into grains.

   Cane juice granulates into sugar.

Related terms

• grain
• granular
• granularity
• granulation
• granule

Translations

Adjective

granulate (comparative more granulate, superlative most granulate)

1. Consisting of, or resembling, grains; crystallized in grains; granular.
2. Having numerous small elevations, like shagreen.

Further reading

• granulate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• granulate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Italian

Adjective

granulate

1. feminine plural of granulato

Verb

granulate

1. second-person plural present indicative of granulare
2. second-person plural imperative of granulare
3. feminine plural of granulato

Latin

Adjective

gr?nul?te

1. vocative masculine singular of gr?nul?tus

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??e?nz/
• Rhymes: -e?nz

Etymology 1

Spear sense from Old Norse grein (“division”). (Reference: Ray Parkin, H. M. Bark Endeavour, Miegunyah Press, second edition 2003, ?ISBN, page 196.)

Noun

grains pl (plural only)

1. Pigeons' dung used in tanning. See grainer.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

grains

1. plural of grain

Verb

grains

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of grain

Anagrams

• A rings, Nigras, Ragins, Rigans, agrins, arsing, in rags, nigras, raigns, raings, rasing

French

Noun

grains m

1. plural of grain