Etymology

cribration

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Today it means: sifting, especially of the finer parts of drugs from the coarser parts. Full definition →

Latin cribrare
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  1. Latin · derived fromcribrare“to sift”
  2. English todaycribration

Compare French cribration, from Latin cribrare (“to sift”). See cribble (noun).

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