pestle

[pes´'l]

an instrument with a rounded end, used in a mortar to reduce a solid to a powder or produce a homogeneous mixture of solids.

pes·tle

(pes'tĕl),

An instrument in the shape of a rod with one rounded and weighted extremity, used for bruising, breaking, grinding, and mixing substances in a mortar.

[L. pistillum, fr. pinso, or piso, to pound]

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pestle

(pĕs′əl, pĕs′təl)

A club-shaped, handheld tool for grinding or mashing substances in a mortar.

v.tr.

pes·tle

(pes'tĕl)

An instrument in the shape of a rod with one rounded and weighted extremity, used for bruising, breaking, grinding, and mixing substances in a mortar.

[L. pistillum, fr. pinso, or piso, to pound]

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

pestle

A club-shaped tool, used in a mortar, for grinding or mashing material.

Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

pes·tle

(pes'tĕl)

Rodlike instrument with one rounded and weighted extremity, used for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar.

[L. pistillum, fr. pinso, or piso, to pound]

Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012

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Serves: Up to 4 Ingredients 2 cloves of grated garlic 2 birds eye chilli finely chopped (seeds in if you like it hot) 1 tablespoon grated ginger 28g coriander including stalk 2 shallots finely chopped 1 teaspoon sunflower oil (from your healthy oil allowance) 600g minced chicken 1 tablespoon shrimp paste 2 tablespoon fish sauce Juice of 2 limes 10 mint leaves finely chopped To Serve Lettuce cups (baby gem/iceberg lettuce works well) and garnish with some chopped spring onion Method In a pestle & mortar lightly pound together the garlic, ginger, chilli & coriander stalk into a rough paste.

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After searching his home in Newport, they found a bag of brown sugar, a tub of rock salt, a set of scales, a pestle and mortar and a large number of small bags.

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