TRITURATE

Verb

triturate (third-person singular simple present triturates, present participle triturating, simple past and past participle triturated)

To grind to a fine powder, to pulverize.

To mix two solid reactants by repeated grinding and stirring.

To break up biological tissue into individual cells via passage through a narrow opening such as a hypodermic needle.

Source: Wiktionary


Trit"u*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Triturated; p. pr. & vb. n. Triturating.] Etym: [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.

2. To rub or grind to a very fine or impalpable powder; to pulverize and comminute thoroughly.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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