Noun, pl. granulations
1. Granulation (process), the process of forming or crystallizing into grains. (wikipedia.org)
2. Granulation tissue, a product of healing in major wounds. (wikipedia.org)
3. The formation of granules. (wiktionary.org)
4. The condition of being granulated. (wiktionary.org)
5. Granulated tissue on the surface of a healing wound; granulation tissue. (wiktionary.org)
6. The attachment of granules of precious metal to underlying metal of jewellery. (wiktionary.org)
(Astronomy)
1. A bright, transient granular marking on the Sun’s photosphere. (wiktionary.org)
Word origin: From Late Latin granulum “granule,” diminutive of Latin granum “grain, seed” + -ation