triturate

Meanings

Verb

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.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin triturare (“thresh”).

Scrabble Score: 9

triturate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
triturate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
triturate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

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