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comminuted

[ kŏm′ə-nōō′tĭd ]

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adj.

Broken into fragments. Used of a fractured bone.

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Words nearby comminuted

comminate, commination, Commines, commingle, comminute, comminuted, comminuted fracture, comminutor, commis, commiserate, commiseration

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How to use comminuted 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 McArthur
The 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-Gould
The 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 Schoolcraft
Hawaii crashed like a meteor into America and was comminuted and absorbed.
The Pacific Triangle|Sydney Greenbie

The 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