TRITURATION


Meaning of TRITURATION in English

/trich'euh ray"sheuhn/ , n.

1. the act of triturating.

2. the state of being triturated.

3. Pharm.

a. a mixture of a medicinal substance with sugar of milk, triturated to an impalpable powder.

b. any triturated substance.

[ 1640-50; trituration- (s. of trituratio ), equiv. to triturat ( us ) threshed (see TRITURATE) + -ion -ION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .