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Granulation vs Anaplerotic - What's the difference?

granulation | anaplerotic |

As nouns the difference between granulation and anaplerotic

is that granulation is the formation of granules while anaplerotic is a remedy which promotes such granulation.

As an adjective anaplerotic is

(biochemistry|of a reaction) forming intermediates of a metabolic pathway (eg the tricarboxylic acid cycle).

granulation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The formation of granules
  • (uncountable) The condition of being granulated
  • Granulated tissue on the surface of a healing wound; granulation tissue
  • (astronomy) A bright, transient granular marking on the Sun's photosphere
  • The attachment of granules of precious metal to underlying metal of jewellery

    • Related terms

    * grain * granular * granularity * granulate * granule

    anaplerotic

    English

    Adjective

    (-) (wikipedia anaplerotic)
  • (biochemistry, of a reaction) Forming intermediates of a metabolic pathway (eg. the tricarboxylic acid cycle).
  • (medicine, dated) Filling up; promoting granulation of wounds or ulcers.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A remedy which promotes such granulation.
    • (Webster 1913)