comminution
Americannoun
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the breaking up of a larger piece of material into fragments; pulverization.
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the breaking or fracturing of a bone into small pieces.
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This causes friability, and facilitates the subsequent comminution.
From The Romance of Industry and Invention by Cochrane, Robert
It hastens the decay of vegetable matter, and the finer comminution of the earthy parts of the soil.
From The Elements of Agriculture A Book for Young Farmers, with Questions Prepared for the Use of Schools by Waring, George E. (George Edwin)
Plate XIX. shows less extreme comminution and less separation of the fragments, and was probably produced by a bullet from a longer range of fire.
From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry
The presence of too much water, by excluding the oxygen of the air, prevents the comminution of matters necessary to fertility.
From The Elements of Agriculture A Book for Young Farmers, with Questions Prepared for the Use of Schools by Waring, George E. (George Edwin)
Why does it hasten the decay of roots, and the comminution of mineral matters?
From The Elements of Agriculture A Book for Young Farmers, with Questions Prepared for the Use of Schools by Waring, George E. (George Edwin)
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