triture

See also: trituré

English

Etymology

From Latin tritura.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɹɪtjʊə(ɹ)/, /ˈtɹɪt͡ʃə(ɹ)/

Noun

triture

1. (obsolete) A rubbing or grinding; trituration.
   • 1742, George Cheyne, The Natural Method Of Cureing the Diseases of the Body:

     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 Nutrition

References

“triture”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• ruttier

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: triturent, tritures

Verb

triture

1. inflection of triturer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Latin

Participle

trītūre

1. vocative masculine singular of trītūrus

Portuguese

Verb

triture

1. inflection of triturar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

triture

1. inflection of triturar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative