trituration

American  

[trich-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌtrɪtʃ əˈreɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the act of triturating.

2. the state of being triturated.

3. Pharmacology.

   1. a mixture of a medicinal substance with sugar of milk, triturated to an impalpable powder.

   2. any triturated substance.

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trituration British  

/ ˌtrɪtjʊˈreɪʃən /

noun

1. the act of triturating or the state of being triturated

2. pharmacol a mixture of one or more finely ground powdered drugs

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Etymology

Origin of trituration

1640–50; < Late Latin trītūrātiōn- (stem of trītūrātiō ), equivalent to trītūrāt ( us ) threshed ( see triturate) + -ion -ion

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