Triturate, verb.
/ˈtrɪtjʊreɪt/
Definition (with object • technical): Grind to a fine powder.
Examples:
1. Insoluble materials were triturated with lactose.
2. Some triturated powders can be prepared in a lapidary tumbler, using steel balls to do the grinding.
3. After 6-7 days at 28°, mosquitoes were triturated in undiluted fetal bovine serum at a concentration of 35 mosquitoes/ml serum.
4. Anthracinum, which is prepared by triturating the dried puss from anthrax, is a very effective prophylactic against anthrax.
5. The supernatants were removed and the pellets triturated with 700 l of PBS / 10% FBS.
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