View synonyms for comminute

comminute

[ kom-uh-noot, -nyoot ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, com·mi·nut·ed, com·mi·nut·ing.

comminute

/ ˈkɒmɪˌnjuːt /

1620–30; < Latin comminūtus, past participle of comminuere, equivalent to com- com- + minuere to lessen, akin to minor minor

C17: from Latin comminuere, from com- (intensive) + minuere to reduce; related to minor

That the stomach is fully able to comminute the food may be proved by the following calculation.

Likewise the double teeth or grinders, either drop out, or rot away; so as now to be too few remaining to comminute solid food.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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