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English
Verb
triturate (third-person singular simple present triturates, present participle triturating, simple past and past participle triturated)
- To grind to a fine powder, to pulverize.
- To mix two solid reactants by repeated grinding and stirring.
- To break up biological tissue into individual cells via passage through a narrow opening such as a hypodermic needle.
1897, Bram Stoker, chapter 10, in Dracula, New York, N.Y.: Modern Library, →OCLC:Just over the external jugular vein there were two punctures, not large, but not wholesome-looking. There was no sign of disease, but the edges were white and worn-looking, as if by some trituration.
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Italian
Etymology 1
Verb
triturate
- inflection of triturare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Etymology 2
Participle
triturate f pl
- feminine plural of triturato
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Latin
Verb
trītūrāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of trītūrō
Spanish
Verb
triturate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of triturar combined with te