The process of converting material into granules or small grains, or the state of having been converted into granules.
From granule (Latin granulum, 'small grain') plus -ization, a suffix indicating a process or state. The term emerged in technical and scientific contexts in the 19th-20th centuries.
This is how sugar and salt get their familiar crystal shapes at the factory—it's a controlled process where scientists encourage molecules to organize themselves into uniform, convenient little grains that are easier to store and pour.
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