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Dictionary: trit·u·rate   (trĭch'ə-rāt') pronunciation
tr.v., -rat·ed, -rat·ing, -rates.
To rub, crush, grind, or pound into fine particles or a powder; pulverize.

n. (-ər-ĭt)
A triturated substance, especially a powdered drug.

[Late Latin trītūrāre, trītūrāt-, to thresh, from Latin trītūra, a threshing, from trītus, past participle of terere, to thresh.]

triturable trit'u·ra·ble adj.
triturator trit'u·ra'tor n.

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verb

    To break up into tiny particles: bray, crush, granulate, grind, mill, powder, pulverize. See help/harm/harmless.

Veterinary Dictionary: triturator
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An apparatus in which substances can be continuously rubbed.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - knuse, pulverisere, male
n. - pulver

Nederlands (Dutch)
verpulveren, poeder

Français (French)
v. tr. - triturer
n. - quelque chose moulu très fin, poudre fine

Deutsch (German)
v. - pulverisieren, zermahlen
n. - zerriebene Substanz

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κονιορτοποιώ, ψιλοκοπανίζω
n. - κονιοποίηση

Italiano (Italian)
triturare, tritare, triturato, tritato

Português (Portuguese)
v. - triturar, esmagar
n. - mistura triturada (f), coisa triturada ou esmagada (f)

Русский (Russian)
растирать в порошок

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - triturar
n. - trituración

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - mala sönder, pulverisera, krossa
n. - stoft, pulver, puder

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
弄成粉, 捣碎, 磨碎, 磨碎物

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 弄成粉, 搗碎, 磨碎
n. - 磨碎物

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 가루로 빻다, 찧어 부수다, 씹다
n. - 분쇄한 것, 가루약

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 粉につぶす, 咀嚼する, 粉にする
n. - 粉砕したもの, 粉薬

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسحن, يسحق (الاسم) مسحوق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮טחן, שחק, כתש‬
n. - ‮חומר טחון או כתוש, בעיקר תרופה או סם‬


 
 
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