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🧂 A fine powder 🛠️ Grinding process
trituration

trituration

9.9
Grinding something into fine particles so it mixes evenly
  • noun
  • /ˌtrɪtʃʊˈreɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : trituración
  • The laboratory technician demonstrated the trituration process, carefully breaking down the sample for analysis.

Examples

  • The scientist observed the trituration of the powder, ensuring it mixed evenly with the solvent.

  • Nerves were digested for a total of 20 min at 37°C with trituration after 10 min.

    Academic text (2017)

  • After the initial grinding, the trituration of the herb continued until it reached a fine consistency.

Synonyms

mill
vstrituration
18 3.4

A process that grinds something into a fine powder

refers to the mechanical breaking or mixing process more broadly
grind
vstrituration
5 2.5

The act of crushing something into small pieces or powder

may involve mechanical breaking to mix or make finer rather than only powder
comminution
vstrituration
  • Specialized
1 9.9

The act of breaking something into many small pieces by crushing or grinding

aims for finer size or even mixing rather than just reducing pieces
pulverization
vstrituration
  • US
8.1

A process that crushes or grinds something into a fine powder

focuses on breaking down or mixing evenly rather than only making dust

How Thorough

pulverization
  • US
8.1
trituration
  • Specialized
9.9
grinding
6 2.8

Surface Forms

trituration singular
triturations plural

Morphology

trituration = triturate (semi-transparent) = tritur + ation

Formed from the verb 'triturate' with the noun-forming suffix '-ation'; the morphological process is regular but the base is technical and uncommon for learners.

Etymology

Trituration comes from the Latin root trit- meaning 'to rub' or 'wear', the same root as the English word trite ('worn'). So trituration means the process of rubbing or grinding a material down into a fine, even powder.