quassation

quassation
The breaking up of crude drug materials, such as bark and woody stems, into small pieces to facilitate extraction and other treatment. [L. quassatio, fr. quasso, pp. -atus, to shake violently, fr. quatio, to shake]

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quas·sa·tion (kwah-saґshən) [L. quassatio] the crushing of drugs, or their reduction to small pieces.

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  • Quassation — Quas*sa tion, n. [L. quassatio, from quassare to shake. See {Quash} to crush.] The act of shaking, or the state of being shaken. Gayton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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