comminute
[ kom-uh-noot, -nyoot ]
/ ˈkɒm əˌnut, -ˌnyut /
verb (used with object), com·mi·nut·ed, com·mi·nut·ing.
to pulverize; triturate.
adjective
comminuted; divided into small parts.
powdered; pulverized.
Words nearby comminute
commie, comminate, commination, commines, commingle, comminute, comminuted, comminuted fracture, comminutor, commis, commiserate
Origin of comminute
OTHER WORDS FROM comminute
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British Dictionary definitions for comminuted
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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Medicine definitions for comminuted (1 of 2)
comminuted
[ kŏm′ə-nōō′tĭd ]
adj.
Broken into fragments. Used of a fractured bone.
Medicine definitions for comminuted (2 of 2)
comminute
[ kŏm′ə-nōōt′ ]
v.
To reduce to powder; to pulverize.
Other words from comminute
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