triturate
Reduce to powder
Triturate is a technical term meaning to grind, crush, or pulverize into a fine powder.
The word appears mainly in pharmaceutical and laboratory contexts: The pharmacist triturated the tablets into powder for the suspension.
In biology, it can describe the grinding action of teeth or digestive organs.
Crush to powder
- crushCompress with force
- grindCrush into particles
- pestleBowl's crushing companion
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
granulate · comminute · powder · mill · reduce · abrade · masticate · levitate
Elements merging progressively
- formulationDevised mixture or expression
- dispersionScattering across space
- homogenizeMake uniformly consistent
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
granulation · dosage · tablet · capsule · ointment · emulsify · vehicle · pharmacopoeia
Make uniformly consistent
- centrifugeSpinning density-separation device
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- emulsifyDisperse one liquid throughout another
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
reagent · assay · analytical · dilution · sample · preparation · tissue · extract
pulverize
Crush to powder
mortar · granulate · comminute · powder · mill · reduce · abrade · masticate · levitate · micronize
compounding
Elements merging progressively
- formulationDevised mixture or expression
- dispersionScattering across space
- homogenizeMake uniformly consistent
suspension · granulation · dosage · tablet · capsule · ointment · emulsify · vehicle · pharmacopoeia · apothecary
homogenize
Make uniformly consistent
- centrifugeSpinning density-separation device
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- emulsifyDisperse one liquid throughout another
filtration · reagent · assay · analytical · dilution · sample · preparation · tissue · extract · buffer
flour
Milled grain powder
gristmill · stoneground · bran · germ · husk · chaff · millstone · waterwheel · windmill · groat
dust
Fine settled particles
- particulateTiny suspended matter
- fineAcceptable in quality
- talcumHydrated magnesium silicate powder
pigment · spice · matcha · cocoa · chalk · kaolin · calcium · granule · pulverulent
triturateagglomerate
Collected into dense mass
aggregate · consolidate · coalesce · clump · compact
triturateassemble
Join parts together
synthesize · construct · combine · reconstitute · build up
trite, contrite, detritus, contrition, attrition, attritional