Hypertext Webster Gateway: "triturating"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Triturate \Trit"u*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Triturated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Triturating}.] [L. trituratus, p. p. of
triturate to thrash (grain), fr. terere, tritum, to rub, rub
to pieces. See {Trite}.]
1. To rub, grind, bruise, or thrash.
2. To rub or grind to a very fine or impalpable powder; to
pulverize and comminute thoroughly.
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