English-Thai Dictionary
triturate
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
TRITURATE
v.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.
TRITURATED
pp. Reduced to a very fine powder.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
TRITURATE
Trit "u *rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Triturated; p. pr. & vb. n.Triturating. ] Etym: [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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
triturate
trit u rate |ˈtriCHəˌrāt ˈtrɪtʃəˌreɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] technical grind to a fine powder. • chew or grind (food ) thoroughly. DERIVATIVES trit u ra tion |ˌtriCHəˈrāSHən |noun, trit u ra tor |-ˌrātər |noun ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Latin triturat- ‘(of corn ) threshed, ’ from tritura ‘rubbing ’ (from the verb terere ).
Oxford Dictionary
triturate
triturate |ˈtrɪtjʊreɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] technical grind to a fine powder. • chew or grind (food ) thoroughly. DERIVATIVES trituration |-ˈreɪʃ (ə )n |noun triturator noun ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Latin triturat- ‘(of corn ) threshed ’, from tritura ‘rubbing ’ (from the verb terere ).
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