trit·u·rate (tr ch  -r t )tr.v. trit·u·rat·ed, trit·u·rat·ing, trit·u·rates To rub, crush, grind, or pound into fine particles or a powder; pulverize. n. (- r-t) A triturated substance, especially a powdered drug. [Late Latin tr  t rre, trtrt-, to thresh, from Latin trtra, a threshing, from trtus, past participle of terere, to thresh; see ter-1 in Indo-European roots.]trit u·ra·ble adj.trit u·rator n. |
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