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Definitions for trituration
ˌtrɪtʃ əˈreɪ ʃəntrit·u·ra·tion

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  1. triturationnoun

    the act of triturating; grinding to a fine powder

  2. triturationnoun

    something triturated, especially dental amalgam

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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

  1. Triturationnoun

    the act of triturating, or reducing to a fine or impalpable powder by grinding, rubbing, bruising, etc

Wikidata

  1. 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.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of trituration in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of trituration in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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