trituration

The act or process of triturating.

The composing of a dental amalgam by mortar and pestle.

The act of triturating, or reducing to a fine powder by grinding. Trituration is a dry process, and thus distinguished from levigation.

In pharmacy, a finely comminuted powder: as, a trituration of elateriu.

In physiology, reduction to pulp by grinding between the teeth; molar mastication, or some corresponding process: as, the trituration of food before swallowing; trituration in the gizzard of a bird is assisted by little pebbles swallowed.

The act of triturating, or reducing to a fine or impalpable powder by grinding, rubbing, bruising, etc.

the act of triturating; grinding to a fine powder

something triturated, especially dental amalgam