[trich-er-uh-buh
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| capable of being triturated. |
| trit·u·rate (trĭch'ə-rāt') tr.v. trit·u·rat·ed, trit·u·rat·ing, trit·u·rates To rub, crush, grind, or pound into fine particles or a powder; pulverize. n. (-ər-ĭt) A triturated substance, especially a powdered drug. [Late Latin trītūrāre, trītūrāt-, to thresh, from Latin trītūra, a threshing, from trītus, past participle of terere, to thresh; see terə-1 in Indo-European roots.] trit'u·ra·ble adj., trit'u·ra'tor n. |