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tritorium

tritorium noun: a vessel for separating liquids of different densities.

Noun

tritorium (plural tritoria)

  1. (obsolete) A vessel for separating liquids of different densities.
    • The receivers should be emptied, by means of a tin funnel, into the tin or pewter tritorium described p. 30; and the crude spirit kept there till it be wanted for rectification; or, if the tritorium will not contain all that may happen to be made, this spirit may be drawn off […]1758, Robert Dossie, The elaboratory laid open
    • He passes judgment on the different kinds of retorts and receivers, cucurbits, tritoria, filters, vessels for crystallization; and particularizes all the apparatus required in chemistry.1758, The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature, volume 4

Forms of tritorium

pluraltritoria

Origin of tritorium

Compare Latin terere, tritum (“to rub”).

Questions about tritorium

What does tritorium mean?
Tritorium means a vessel for separating liquids of different densities.
What part of speech is tritorium?
Tritorium is a noun.
What is the plural of tritorium?
The plural of tritorium is tritoria.

Words near tritorium in the dictionary

  1. tritoon
  2. tritoons
  3. tritoqualine
  4. tritordeum
  5. tritoria
  6. tritorium
  7. tritosternum
  8. tritova
  9. tritovum
  10. tritoxide
  11. tritoxides

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