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triturate
verb
[ ˈtrɪtjʊreɪt ]
• grind to a fine powder.
• "insoluble materials were triturated with lactose"
Origin:
mid 18th century: from Latin triturat- ‘(of corn) threshed’, from tritura ‘rubbing’ (from the verb terere ).