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triturated

/ˈtɹɪtjʊɹeɪtɪd/

triturated adjective: ground down; pulverised. Also the simple past and past participle of triturate.

Adjective

triturated (comparative more triturated, superlative most triturated)

  1. Ground down; pulverised.
    • They cast no reflection in the water at their feet – it was too triturated by the pricking of the rain.1946, Mervyn Peake, Titus Groan, London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, →OCLC

Also used as

triturated is also the simple past and past participle of triturate.

Forms of triturated

comparativemore triturated
superlativemost triturated

Origin of triturated

Participle adjective of triturate.

Words formed from triturated

Questions about triturated

What does triturated mean?
Triturated means ground down; pulverised.
What part of speech is triturated?
Triturated is an adjective.
How do you pronounce triturated?
Triturated is pronounced /ˈtɹɪtjʊɹeɪtɪd/.

Words near triturated in the dictionary

  1. trituberculate
  2. trituberculism
  3. trituberculy
  4. triturable
  5. triturate
  6. triturated
  7. triturates
  8. triturating
  9. trituration
  10. triturations
  11. triturative

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