- triturate
- To crush into a fine powder
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Triturate — Trit u*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Triturated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Triturating}.] [L. trituratus, p. p. of triturate to thrash (grain), fr. terere, tritum, to rub, rub to pieces. See {Trite}.] 1. To rub, grind, bruise, or thrash. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
triturate — 1755, from L.L. trituratus, pp. of triturare “to thresh, to grind,” from L. tritura “a rubbing, a threshing,” from pp. stem of terere “to rub” (see THROW (Cf. throw)). Related: Triturated; triturating … Etymology dictionary
triturate — [trich′ə rāt΄, tri′tyoorāt΄] vt. triturated, triturating [< LL trituratus, pp. of triturare, to grind < L tritura, a rubbing < tritus: see TRITE] to rub, crush, or grind into very fine particles or powder; pulverize n. something… … English World dictionary
triturate — trituracija statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Smulkūs milteliai, kuriuose yra nedaug vaistinės medžiagos. atitikmenys: angl. triturate rus. тритурация … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
triturate — I. transitive verb ( rated; rating) Etymology: Late Latin trituratus, past participle of triturare to thresh, from Latin tritura act of rubbing, threshing, from tritus, past participle more at trite Date: circa 1755 1. crush, grind 2. to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
triturate — v.t. [L. tritum, rub to pieces] To rub or grind to a fine powder; masticate; pulverize … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
triturate — triturator, n. v. /trich euh rayt /; n. /trich euhr it/, v., triturated, triturating, n. v.t. 1. to reduce to fine particles or powder by rubbing, grinding, bruising, or the like; pulverize. n. 2. a triturated substance. 3. Pharm. trituration… … Universalium
triturate — verb a) To grind to a fine powder, to pulverize. b) To mix two solid reactants by repeated grinding and stirring. See Also: trituration … Wiktionary
triturate — 1. To accomplish trituration. 2. A triturated substance. * * * trit·u·rate trich ə .rāt vt, rat·ed; rat·ing to pulverize and comminute thoroughly by rubbing or grinding <triturated the drug with a diluent> trit·u·rate rət n a triturated… … Medical dictionary
triturate — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To break up into tiny particles: bray, crush, granulate, grind, mill, powder, pulverize. See HELP … English dictionary for students
triturate — trit·u·rate || trɪtʃəreɪt v. grind into powder, pulverize … English contemporary dictionary
