Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

triturate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: trit-u-rate
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To grind to a fine powder, to pulverize.

verb

To mix two solid reactants by repeated grinding and stirring.

verb

To break up biological tissue into individual cells via passage through a narrow opening such as a hypodermic needle.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- Latin terō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin trītūra Latin trītūrārebor. English triturate Borrowed from Latin trītūrāre (“thresh”).

Inflected Forms

triturates (present, singular) triturating (participle, present) triturated (participle, past) triturated (past)

Derived Forms

triturable

Frequently Paired Words

tritorium triturable triturated trituration triturator triture

Questions

What does triturate mean?: To grind to a fine powder, to pulverize.
Where does triturate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- Latin terō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin trītūra Latin trītūrārebor. English triturate Borrowed from Latin trītūrāre (“thresh”).

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