cribration

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noun

sifting, especially of the finer parts of drugs from the coarser parts.

OriginLatin cribrare →
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Meanings

nouncribration (usually uncountable, plural cribrations)

plural cribrations

  1. obsoleteuncountableusuallysifting, especially of the finer parts of drugs from the coarser parts.

Origin

  1. Latincribrare“to sift”
  2. Englishcribration

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

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APA

cribration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cribration

MLA

“cribration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cribration. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cribration,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cribration.

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