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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.

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 ( triturate ) + -ion -ion

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