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comminute
[ kom-uh-noot, -nyoot ]
/ ˈkɒm əˌnut, -ˌnyut /
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verb (used with object), com·mi·nut·ed, com·mi·nut·ing.
to pulverize; triturate.
adjective
comminuted; divided into small parts.
powdered; pulverized.
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Origin of comminute
OTHER WORDS FROM comminute
com·mi·nu·tion, nounun·com·mi·nut·ed, adjectiveWords nearby comminute
commie, comminate, commination, Commines, commingle, comminute, comminuted, comminuted fracture, comminutor, commis, commiserate
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How to use comminute in a sentence
That the stomach is fully able to comminute the food may be proved by the following calculation.
The Evolution of Modern Medicine|William OslerLikewise the double teeth or grinders, either drop out, or rot away; so as now to be too few remaining to comminute solid food.
Medica Sacra|Richard Mead
British Dictionary definitions for comminute
comminute
/ (ˈkɒmɪˌnjuːt) /
verb
to break (a bone) into several small fragments
to divide (property) into small lots
(tr) to pulverize
Derived forms of comminute
comminution, nounWord Origin for comminute
C17: from Latin comminuere, from com- (intensive) + minuere to reduce; related to minor
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Medical definitions for comminute
comminute
[ kŏm′ə-nōōt′ ]
v.
To reduce to powder; to pulverize.
Other words from comminute
com′mi•nu′tion n.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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