# tableting

Pronunciation: US say "TAB-luh-ting" /ˈtæblətɪŋ/; UK say "TAB-li-ting" /ˈtæblɪtɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The process of making tablets, especially medicinal ones, by pressing powder in a die with a punch.
   - Simple: Making solid pills by pressing powder into a firm shape with a machine, often for medicines.
   - _Poor powder flow can cause problems during tableting, producing pills of uneven weight._
   - _Engineers calibrated the new tableting press before the production run began._

## Origin

Formed from "tablet" combined with the suffix "-ing".

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