1. a machine or device used for grinding, crushing, or pulverizing substances into fine particles
Usage: technical; industrial

Examples

• The laboratory triturator reduced the mineral samples to powder.
• Pharmaceutical companies use triturators to process raw materials.
• The industrial triturator can handle large volumes of material.
• She operated the triturator to prepare the chemical compounds.
• The triturator’s grinding mechanism needed regular maintenance.
• Workers fed the ore into the massive triturator.
• The triturator produced a fine, uniform powder from the crystals.