Pharmacy Curriculum Outcomes Assessment (PCOA) Practice Exam

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What is trituration?

Mixing with water
Heating to high temperatures
Reduction to powder by friction or grinding
Dissolving in acid

The correct answer is: Reduction to powder by friction or grinding

Trituration is the process of reducing a solid substance to a fine powder by friction or grinding. This method is commonly used in pharmacy to prepare medicines, as well as in chemical synthesis and mineral processing. The other options are incorrect because A) involves mixing with water, which is not the definition of trituration; B) involves heating, which is not a characteristic of trituration; D) involves dissolving, which is not the process of trituration.