granulación
/ɡɾanulaθjon/from spelling rules
The English word granulation is translated into Spanish as granulación.
Granulación refers to the condition of being granulated. It is commonly used in medical and scientific contexts. If you need to describe the specific action of forming granules, you might use the expression proceso de granulación, which is particularly common in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries.
Meaning: condition of being granulated (noun)
Which one should you use?
While granulación is the noun for the process or the state of being granulated, granulado is an adjective used to describe something that has already undergone the process. For more formal scientific literature, the phrase formación de gránulos can be used as an alternative for granulation.
How do you pronounce it?
/ɡɾanulaθjon/
Did you know?
- The word grano, the root of granulación, is a linguistic Swiss Army knife used to describe a seed, a grain of sand, a pimple and even a hailstone.
- In a digital context, a Spanish speaker uses the verb granular to describe the pixelation or graininess of a photograph.
- In Spanish pharmaceutical settings, the process of granulación is explicitly divided into vía húmeda and vía seca, meaning 'wet way' and 'dry way'.
Examples in context
- Los ingredientes se aglomeran formando gránulosThe ingredients clump together forming granules
- La granulación del azúcar es muy fina.The granulation of the sugar is very fine.
- Debemos controlar la granulación de la arena.We must control the granulation of the sand.
- La granulación del producto afecta su textura.The granulation of the product affects its texture.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Elena are discussing a batch of coffee in a laboratory.
- ElenaAlejandro, ¿has revisado la granulación del café?Alejandro, have you checked the granulation of the coffee?
- AlejandroSí, Elena, la granulación es perfecta.Yes, Elena, the granulation is perfect.
- ElenaEntonces podemos empezar el proceso.Then we can start the process.
- AlejandroExcelente, me pongo a trabajar ahora.Excellent, I am starting to work now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
