What does trituration mean?
Definitions for trituration
ˌtrɪtʃ əˈreɪ ʃəntrit·u·ra·tion
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Wiktionary
triturationnoun
the act of triturating; grinding to a fine powder
triturationnoun
something triturated, especially dental amalgam
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Triturationnoun
Reduction of any substances to powder upon a stone with a muller, as colours are ground: it is also called levigation.
Etymology: trituration, Fr. trituro, Lat.
He affirmeth, that a pumice stone powdered is lighter than one entire; that abatement can hardly be avoided in trituration. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. iv.
Webster Dictionary
Triturationnoun
the act of triturating, or reducing to a fine or impalpable powder by grinding, rubbing, bruising, etc
Wikidata
Trituration
Trituration is the name of several different methods of processing materials. Trituration is also the name of the process for reducing the particle size of a substance by grinding, as by grinding of powders in a mortar with a pestle. Trituration additionally refers to the production of a homogeneous material through mixing. For example, dental amalgam is formed by combining particles of an alloy with mercury.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of trituration in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of trituration in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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