comminute
to pulverize; triturate.
comminuted; divided into small parts.
powdered; pulverized.
Origin of comminute
1Other words from comminute
- com·mi·nu·tion, noun
- un·com·mi·nut·ed, adjective
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How to use comminute in a sentence
It was no comminuted fracture I had to deal with, but a very simple case of simple fracture.
The Red Cow and Her Friends | Peter McArthurThe spray of the falling stream was so finely comminuted that it was more like mist than spray.
Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents and Strange Events | S. Baring-GouldThe soil, though rough, is fertile, being the comminuted materials of broken-down limestones.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820 | Henry Rowe SchoolcraftHawaii crashed like a meteor into America and was comminuted and absorbed.
The Pacific Triangle | Sydney GreenbieThe vatting might be suppressed if the apples were so comminuted as to give out their juice more readily.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew Ure
British Dictionary definitions for comminute
/ (ˈkɒmɪˌnjuːt) /
to break (a bone) into several small fragments
to divide (property) into small lots
(tr) to pulverize
Origin of comminute
1Derived forms of comminute
- comminution, noun
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