triturate
Americanverb (used with object)
noun
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a triturated substance.
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Pharmacology. trituration.
verb
noun
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Conjugated Forms
Present
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trituratesimple
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trituratessimple
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have trituratedperfect
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has trituratedperfect
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am trituratingprogressive
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are trituratingprogressive
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is trituratingprogressive
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have been trituratingperfect progressive
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has been trituratingperfect progressive
Past
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trituratedsimple
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had trituratedperfect
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was trituratingprogressive
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were trituratingprogressive
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had been trituratingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of triturate
1615–25; < Late Latin trītūrātus (past participle of trītūrāre to thresh), equivalent to Latin trītūr ( a ) a threshing ( trīt ( us ) rubbed, crushed ( see trite) + -ūra -ure ) + -ātus -ate 1
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Place it in a mortar with 18 grams of potassium iodide and triturate with small portions of water until all is dissolved.
From An Introductory Course of Quantitative Chemical Analysis With Explanatory Notes by Talbot, Henry P.
Let the above be very finely powdered, then mix it with sufficient honey to make it into a smooth paste; triturate it until entirely smooth.
From The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources by Anonymous
They are observant enough of social forms to eat pie with a fork, and their teaspoon is always in the saucer; they eat slowly and take time to triturate.
From Guide to Hotel Housekeeping by Palmer, Mary E.
Ointment for Piles.—Tannin, two drachms; water, two fluid drachms; triturate together, and add lard, one and a half drachms.
From Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 by Burroughs, Barkham
As it is certain that worms swallow many little stones, independently of those swallowed while excavating their burrows, it is probable that they serve, like mill-stones, to triturate their food.
From The formation of vegetable mould through the action of worms, with observations on their habits by Darwin, Charles
The author already quoted believes that the Pompilius seizes its captive by the pedicle which unites the abdomen to the cephalothorax, and that it triturates this point between its jaws.
From The Industries of Animals by Houssay, Frédéric
Of pan concentrators there is an enormous selection, the principle in most being similar—i.e., a revolving muller, which triturates the sand, so freeing the tiny golden particles and admitting of their contact with the mercury.
From Getting Gold: a practical treatise for prospectors, miners and students by Johnson, J. C. F. (Joseph Colin Frances)
Miss Rosa, being a woman, must raise the lid, and gave a slight shiver at the innocent looking triturates.
From Rolling Stones by Henry, O.
Hastily, he scraped a flat-edged scalpel along a tissue sample, hoping for maximum abrasion, and triturated the results.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 29, 2016
The liquid is thoroughly shaken, or the powder carefully triturated, and the bottles containing them marked 1 X, meaning first decimal dilution or trituration.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various
Preparation.—A mixture composed of equal parts of dry chloride of Gold and chloride of Sodium, triturated in the usual way.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock
To this seventy parts of mercury are added, and well triturated.
From Paper and Printing Recipes A Handy Volume of Practical Recipes, Concerning the Every-Day Business of Stationers, Printers, Binders, and the Kindred Trades by Ford, J. Sawtelle
Furthermore the shell, when finely triturated, has served by its potentialised lime to cure some forms of cancer.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas
They present the extraordinary feature that the crowns became worn down flat by mastication, showing that the Iguanodon employed its teeth in actually chewing and triturating the vegetable matter on which it fed.
From The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science by Nicholson, Henry Alleyne
Those who possess a Kent's "triturating strainer" will be able to do this much more satisfactorily, both as regards time and results, than by the old way of rubbing through a sieve.
From Nelson's Home Comforts Thirteenth Edition by Hooper, Mary
They do not seem hard enough to resist the triturating power of the gizzard of a gallinaceous bird, though they must resist that of some other birds; for the skin is as hard as ivory.
From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Darwin, Francis, Sir
He stopped triturating some shavings of hard tobacco between his 24 huge palms, and sat quietly, hands clasped, as though in prayer.
From The Sea and the Jungle by Tomlinson, H. M. (Henry Major)
Then, triturating its substance between his fingers, he applied his nose to the product and sniffed critically.
From South Wind by Douglas, Norman
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