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Definition of: trituration
(trich′ə·rā′shən) noun
1. The act of triturating; reduction to a very fine powder by grinding or rubbing, as in a mortar.
2. The process of reducing to a pulp.
3. A triturated preparation, especially one in which 10 parts of a medicinal substance are triturated with 90 parts of milk sugar: also triturate.
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