triturate

Meaning

1. To grind to a fine powder, to pulverize.
2. To mix two solid reactants by repeated grinding and stirring.
3. To break up biological tissue into individual cells via passage through a narrow opening such as a hypodermic needle.

Synonyms

pulverize

comminute

grind

powder

trituration

grate

pound

💷

roll

rub

scrub

wear

tritura

development

massage

💆

crush by pounding

bray

pound to powder

brush

chafe

fray

frazzle

Translations

zerreiben

triturar

τρίβω

κονιοποιώ

broyer

piler

triturer

triturare

vermalen

pulverizar

triturar

dövmek

ezip toz etmek

öğütmek

إطحن

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin triturare (“thresh”).