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Webster 1913 Edition

Triturate

Trit′u-rate

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Triturated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Triturating
.]
[L.
trituratus
, p. p. of
triturate
to thrash (grain), fr.
terere
,
tritum
, to rub, rub to pieces. See
Trite
.]
1.
To rub, grind, bruise, or thrash.
2.
To rub or grind to a very fine or impalpable powder; to pulverize and comminute thoroughly.

Webster 1828 Edition

Triturate

TRIT'URATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. trituro, from tritus, tero, to wear.] To rub or grind to a very fine powder, and properly to a finer powder than that made by pulverization.

Definition 2024

triturate

triturate

English

Verb

triturate ‎(third-person singular simple present triturates, present participle triturating, simple past and past participle triturated)

  1. To grind to a fine powder, to pulverize.
  2. To mix two solid reactants by repeated grinding and stirring.
  3. To break up biological tissue into individual cells via passage through a narrow opening such as a hypodermic needle.

Related terms

References

  • triturate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Italian

Verb

triturate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of triturare
  2. second-person plural imperative of triturare
  3. feminine plural of triturato

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

trītūrāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of trītūrō

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