trituration
[trich-
uh
-
rey
-sh
uh
n]
/ˌtrɪtʃ əˈreɪ ʃən/
noun
1.
the act of triturating.
2.
the state of being triturated.
3.
Pharmacology
.
a mixture of a medicinal substance with sugar of milk, triturated to an impalpable powder.
any triturated substance.
Origin
1640-50;
<
Late Latin
trītūrātiōn-
(stem of
trītūrātiō
), equivalent to
trītūrāt
(
us
) threshed (see
triturate
) +
-ion
-ion
British Dictionary definitions for
trituration
trituration
/
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
trituration
in Medicine
trituration
trit·u·ra·tion (trĭch'ə-rā'shən)
n.
The process of reducing a substance to a fine powder.