ˌtrichəˈrāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Late Latin trituration-, trituratio act or process of threshing, from trituratus (past participle) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act or process of triturating or state of being triturated : comminution
trituration of food in the gizzard
2. : a triturated powder ; especially : a powder made by triturating a substance with lactose as a diluent