granulation vs formation

granulation and formation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
granulation	Yes	No	No	No
formation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, formation is a hypernym of granulation; that is, formation is a word with a broader meaning than granulation:

Other hypernyms of granulation include shaping.

granulation (noun)	formation (noun)
the act of forming something into granules or grains	the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
new connective tissue and tiny blood vessels that form on the surfaces of a wound during the healing process	the act of forming or establishing something
	creation by mental activity
	a particular spatial arrangement
	an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
	(geology) the geological features of the earth
	natural process that causes something to form