1) Chemical process 2) State of being pulverized
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Trituration is the name of several different methods used to process materials. In one sense, it is a form of comminution (reducing the particle size of a substance). In another sense, it is the production of a homogeneous material by mixing component materials thoroughly. For example, dental amalgam is formed by combining particles of an alloy wi...
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• (n.) The act of triturating, or reducing to a fine or impalpable powder by grinding, rubbing, bruising, etc.
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1. The act of reducing a drug to a fine powder and incorporating it thoroughly with sugar of milk by rubbing the two together in a mortar. ... Synonym: tripsis. ... 2. Mixing of dental amalgam in a mortar and pestle or with a mechanical device. ... Origin: L. Trituratio, fr. Trituro, to thresh, fr. Tero, pp. Tritus, to rub ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(trich″әr-a´shәn) reduction to powder by friction or grinding. a drug so created, especially one rubbed up with lactose. the creation of a homogeneous whole by mixing, as the combining of particles of an alloy with mercury to form dental amalgam.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: trich′yŭr-a′shŭn Definitions: 1. The act of reducing a drug to a fine powder and incorporating it thoroughly with sugar of milk by rubbing the two together in a mortar. 2. Mixing of dental amalgam in a mortar and pestle or with a mechanical device. Synonyms: tripsis1
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trituration 1. The act of reducing to a fine powder by grinding, rubbing, bruising, etc. 2. A condition of having been ground or rubbed into a fine powder. 3. A pharmacology powdered drug mixture of powdered drugs prepared pharmaceutically. 4. The mixing of an amalgam, usually of silver and mercury, for use in filling cavities in teeth.
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