triturate
English
Verb
triturate (third-person singular simple present triturates, present participle triturating, simple past and past participle triturated)
- To grind to a fine powder, to pulverize.
- To mix two solid reactants by repeated grinding and stirring.
- 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
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
trītūrāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of trītūrō
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