comminute
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com·mi·nute
(kŏm'ə-nūt', -nyūt') 
tr.v., -nut·ed, -nut·ing, -nutes.
To reduce to powder; pulverize.
tr.v., -nut·ed, -nut·ing, -nutes.
To reduce to powder; pulverize.
[Latin comminuere, comminūt- : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + minuere, to lessen.]
comminution com'mi·nu'tion n.Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
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comminution
The act of breaking, or condition of being broken, into small fragments.
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categories related to 'comminution'
- Processes, Phenomena, Events, and Techniques - comminution: particle size reduction by physical processes
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Comminute
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - findele, dele op i små portioner
Nederlands (Dutch)
vergruizen, in deeltjes opdelen
Français (French)
v. tr. - réduire en poudre, pulvériser
Deutsch (German)
v. - pulverisieren
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κατακερματίζω, κονιορτοποιώ
Português (Portuguese)
v. - fragmentar
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - pulverizar, triturar
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - pulvrisera, dela upp i smålotter
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
研成粉末
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 研成粉末
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 細かに砕く, 細分する, 粉砕する
adj. - 粉砕した
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يحول الى مسحوق
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - כתש, פורר, שחק
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