trituration

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌtrɪtʃəˈreɪʃən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(trich′ə rā′shən)


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trit•u•ra•tion  (trich′ə rā′shən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Chemistrythe act of triturating.
  2. Chemistrythe state of being triturated.
  3. Drugs[Pharm.]
    • a mixture of a medicinal substance with sugar of milk, triturated to an impalpable powder.
    • any triturated substance.
  • Late Latin trītūrātiōn- (stem of trītūrātiō), equivalent. to trītūrāt(us) threshed (see triturate) + -ion -ion
  • 1640–50

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