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Blending |
The act of combining 2 substances |
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Comminution |
The act of reducing a substance to small, fine particles |
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Geometric Dilution |
A technique used in mixing 2 ingredients of unequal quantities, where one begins with the smallest quantity and adds an equal quantity of the ingredient hanging the larger amount; the process continues until all of the ingredients are used |
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Levigation |
Trituration of a powder drug with a solvent in which the drug is insoluble with the solvent |
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Pulverization by Intervention |
Reducing the size of a particle in a solid with the aid of a additional material |
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Sifting |
A technique to either blend or combine powders |
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Spatulation |
Mixing powders using a spatula in a mortar, ointment slab, or plastic bag; it is a process when ingredients might liquefy on mixing and there is no reduction in particle size |
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Trituration |
A process of rubbing, grinding, or pulverizing a powder to create fine particles |
