Triturate
11triturate — trit·u·rate || trɪtʃəreɪt v. grind into powder, pulverize …
12triturate — [ trɪtjʊreɪt] verb technical grind to a fine powder. ↘chew or grind (food) thoroughly. Derivatives trituration noun triturator noun Origin C18: from L. triturat (of corn) threshed , from tritura rubbing (from the verb terere) …
13triturate — v. a. 1. Grind, bruise, rub, thrash, bray, pound, beat. 2. Levigate, comminute, grind to powder, pulverize …
14triturate — trit·u·rate …
15triturate — trit•u•rate v. [[t]ˈtrɪtʃ əˌreɪt[/t]] n. [[t] ər ɪt[/t]] v. rat•ed, rat•ing, n. 1) chem. to reduce to fine particles or powder by rubbing, grinding, bruising, or the like; pulverize 2) chem. a triturated substance 3) pha trituration 3) •… …
16triturate — To crush into a fine powder …
17triturate — /ˈtrɪtʃəreɪt/ (say trichuhrayt) verb (t) (triturated, triturating) 1. to reduce to fine particles or powder by rubbing, grinding, bruising, or the like; pulverise. –noun 2. a triturated substance. 3. a trituration. {Late Latin trītūrātus, past… …
18triturate — v.t. rub; bruise; grind to powder. ♦ tritural, a. of use in grinding. ♦ trituration, n. ♦ triturator, n …
19triturate — v.tr. 1 grind to a fine powder. 2 masticate thoroughly. Derivatives: triturable adj. trituration n. triturator n. Etymology: L triturare thresh corn f. tritura rubbing (as TRITE) …
20triturate and trituration — To grind, crush, pound, or rub into a very fine powder as with a mortar and pestle; or a triturated substance. Trituration is the process of triturating. Also see pigment and sand …
