A type of sieve or strainer, particularly used in preparing materials in scientific or industrial contexts.
From Spanish or Portuguese 'cribo,' which comes from Latin 'cribrum' meaning sieve, entering English through scientific and technical terminology.
In laboratory settings, cribos with precisely sized holes are used to standardize particle size—pharmaceutical companies rely on exact cribos to ensure consistent drug particle sizes for proper absorption.
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