powderize

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powderize

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From powder + -ize.

verb powderizes · powderizing · powderized

transitive To reduce to powder The spleen was harvested as a control where Smurf2 is known to be highly expressed in the WT. All specimens were immediately frozen in liquid nitrogen, powderized using a mortar and pestle, and stored at -80°C until time for protein or RNA isolation.
Similar: pulverize
intransitive To be reduced to powder

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@misc{powderize_2026,
  title = {powderize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/powderize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}