To break down or form something into small grains or granules.
From granule (Latin granulum) plus -ize. This verb form allows the concept of granulation to be used as an action, emerging in English technical vocabulary alongside industrial processes in the 18th-19th centuries.
When you pour instant coffee or granulated sugar, you're holding the result of granulization—manufacturers discovered that breaking things into tiny pieces makes them dissolve faster and spread more evenly, revolutionizing how we prepare foods and medicines.
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