Trituration
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of triturating; grinding to a fine powder. countable, uncountable
"In the trituration of another century or so the corners may disappear; but in the meantime, in the year of grace 1871, I was as much in a new country as if I had been walking out of the Hotel St. Antoine at Antwerp."
- 2 Something triturated, especially dental amalgam. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"In the trituration of another century or so the corners may disappear; but in the meantime, in the year of grace 1871, I was as much in a new country as if I had been walking out of the Hotel St. Antoine at Antwerp."
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