cryogrind

English

Etymology

cryo- +‎ grind

Verb

cryogrind (third-person singular simple present cryogrinds, present participle cryogrinding, simple past and past participle cryoground)

  1. To freeze organic materials to the point of brittleness and then grind them into a fine powder.
    • 1993, PG Bruce & CA Vincent, “Polymer electrolytes”, in Journal of the Chemical Society, Faraday Transactions, number 17:
      A more rapid technique is to cryogrind appropriate mixtures of polymer and salt and then subject the resulting powder to a modest heat treatment.
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