triturate

[ verb trich-uh-reyt; noun trich-er-it ]

verb (used with object)

, trit·u·rat·ed, trit·u·rat·ing.

1. to reduce to fine particles or powder by rubbing, grinding, bruising, or the like; pulverize.

noun

1. a triturated substance.
2. Pharmacology. trituration ( def 3 ).

triturate

/ ˈtrɪtjʊˌreɪt /

verb

1. tr to grind or rub into a fine powder or pulp; masticate

noun

1. the powder or pulp resulting from this grinding

Derived Forms

• ˈtrituˌrator, noun
• ˈtriturable, adjective

Other Words From

• tritu·rator noun
• self-tritu·rating adjective
• un·tritu·rated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of triturate¹

1615–25; < Late Latin trītūrātus (past participle of trītūrāre to thresh), equivalent to Latin trītūr ( a ) a threshing ( trīt ( us ) rubbed, crushed ( trite ) + -ūra -ure ) + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of triturate¹

C17: from Late Latin trītūrāre to thresh, from Latin trītūra a threshing, from terere to grind

Example Sentences

Triturate them in a mortar until perfectly fine, add about 30 parts hot water, and triturate.

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The cylinder is usually raised a little during this period, as its only purpose is to agitate the mass, but not to triturate it.

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Mix, and triturate well in a mortar so as to mix perfectly, and make into twenty pills with mucilage of gum arabic.

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Triturate or rub the whole well together in a mortar and divide into twenty powders, and take one night and morning.

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Triturate well in a small mortar, so as to mix them perfectly, and make into twenty pills with extract of boneset or gentian.

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