comminute

[ kom-uh-noot, -nyoot ]

/ ˈkɒm əˌnut, -ˌnyut /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR comminute ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used with object), com·mi·nut·ed, com·mi·nut·ing.

to pulverize; triturate.

adjective

comminuted; divided into small parts.

powdered; pulverized.

Origin of comminute

1620–30; <Latin comminūtus, past participle of comminuere, equivalent to com-com- + minuere to lessen, akin to minorminor

OTHER WORDS FROM comminute

com·mi·nu·tion, nounun·com·mi·nut·ed, adjective

Words nearby comminute

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

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Example sentences from the Web for comminute

That the stomach is fully able to comminute the food may be proved by the following calculation.
The Evolution of Modern Medicine|William Osler
Likewise 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, noun

Word 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.

单词	comminute
释义	comminute [ kom-uh-noot, -nyoot ] / ˈkɒm əˌnut, -ˌnyut / SEE SYNONYMS FOR comminute ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), com·mi·nut·ed, com·mi·nut·ing. to pulverize; triturate. adjective comminuted; divided into small parts. powdered; pulverized. Origin of comminute 1620–30; <Latin comminūtus, past participle of comminuere, equivalent to com-com- + minuere to lessen, akin to minorminor OTHER WORDS FROM comminute com·mi·nu·tion, nounun·com·mi·nut·ed, adjective Words nearby comminute commie, comminate, commination, Commines, commingle, comminute, comminuted, comminuted fracture, comminutor, commis, commiserate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for comminute That the stomach is fully able to comminute the food may be proved by the following calculation. The Evolution of Modern Medicine\|William Osler Likewise 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, noun Word Origin for comminute C17: from Latin comminuere, from com- (intensive) + minuere to reduce; related to minor Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to comminute grate, shatter, crumble, beat, bruise, squash, mash, break, trample, squeeze, pulverize, reduce, scrape, pound, crush, powder, granulate, press, pummel, wallop 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 Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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comminute

verb (used with object), com·mi·nut·ed, com·mi·nut·ing.

adjective

Origin of comminute

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Example sentences from the Web for comminute

British Dictionary definitions for comminute

verb

Derived forms of comminute

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Medical definitions for comminute

v.

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