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It may be prepared by heating cuprous sulphide with sulphur, or triturating cuprous sulphide with cold strong nitric acid, or as a dark brown precipitate by treating a copper solution with sulphuretted hydrogen.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various

Then, triturating its substance between his fingers, he applied his nose to the product and sniffed critically.

From South Wind by Douglas, Norman

The triturating power of worms not quite insignificant under a geological point of view.

From The formation of vegetable mould through the action of worms, with observations on their habits by Darwin, Charles

Those who possess a Kent's "triturating strainer" will be able to do this much more satisfactorily, both as regards time and results, than by the old way of rubbing through a sieve.

From Nelson's Home Comforts Thirteenth Edition by Hooper, Mary

They present the extraordinary feature that the crowns became worn down flat by mastication, showing that the Iguanodon employed its teeth in actually chewing and triturating the vegetable matter on which it fed.

From The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science by Nicholson, Henry Alleyne