Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email
Answers.com

trituration

 
Dictionary: trit·u·ra·tion   (trĭch'ə-rā'shən) pronunciation
Home > Library > Literature & Language > Dictionary

n.
  1. The act or process of triturating.
  2. The composing of a dental amalgam by mortar and pestle.

Search unanswered questions...

Enter a question here...
Search: All sources Community Q&A Reference topics

Dental Dictionary: trituration
Top
Home > Library > Health > Dental Dictionary
(trich′ōōra′shən)
n

The process of mixing together silver alloy fillings with mercury to produce amalgam.

Medical Dictionary: trit·u·ra·tion
Top
Home > Library > Health > Medical Dictionary
(trĭch'ə-rā'shən)
n.

The process of reducing a substance to a fine powder.

Veterinary Dictionary: trituration
Top
Home > Library > Animal Life > Veterinary Dictionary

1. reduction to powder by friction or grinding.
2. a finely powdered substance.

 
 

 

Copyrights:

Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Dental Dictionary. Mosby's Dental Dictionary. Copyright © 2004 by Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.  Read more
Medical Dictionary. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company.  Read more
Veterinary Dictionary. Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary 3rd Edition. Copyright © 2007 by D.C. Blood, V.P. Studdert and C.C. Gay, Elsevier. All rights reserved.  Read more