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triture

/ˈtɹɪtjʊə(ɹ)/

triture noun: a rubbing or grinding; trituration.

Noun

triture

  1. (obsolete) A rubbing or grinding; trituration.
    • this original Zest in the Glands , gentle Heat , and gentle Triture from multiplied muscular Motion , are sufficient to explain all the Appearances of Concoction and Nutrition1742, George Cheyne, The Natural Method Of Cureing the Diseases of the Body

Origin of triture

From Latin tritura.

Words that rhyme with triture

Questions about triture

What does triture mean?
Triture means a rubbing or grinding; trituration.
What part of speech is triture?
Triture is a noun.
How do you pronounce triture?
Triture is pronounced /ˈtɹɪtjʊə(ɹ)/.

Words near triture in the dictionary

  1. triturations
  2. triturative
  3. triturator
  4. triturators
  5. triturature
  6. triture
  7. triturium
  8. trityl
  9. tritylate
  10. tritylated
  11. tritylates

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