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trit⋅u⋅rate

  [v. trich-uh-reyt; n. trich-er-it] verb, -rat⋅ed, -rat⋅ing, noun
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–verb (used with object)
1. to reduce to fine particles or powder by rubbing, grinding, bruising, or the like; pulverize.
–noun
2. a triturated substance.
3. Pharmacology. trituration (def. 3).
Origin:
1615–25; < LL trītūrātus (ptp. of trītūrāre to thresh), equiv. to L trītūr(a) a threshing (trīt(us) rubbed, crushed (see trite ) + -ūra -ure ) + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
trit⋅u⋅ra⋅tor, noun
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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.
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Main Entry: trit·u·ra·tor
Pronunciation: 'trich-&-"rAt-&r
Function: noun
: an apparatus used for trituration
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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