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.
Origin of comminute
OTHER WORDS FROM comminute
com·mi·nu·tion, noun un·com·mi·nut·ed, adjectiveWords nearby comminute
commie,
comminate,
commination,
commines,
commingle,
comminute,
comminuted,
comminuted fracture,
comminutor,
commis,
commiserate
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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
Medical definitions for comminuted (1 of 2)
comminuted
[ kŏm′ə-nōō′tĭd ]
adj.
Broken into fragments. Used of a fractured bone.
Medical definitions for comminuted (2 of 2)
comminute
[ kŏm′ə-nōōt′ ]
v.
To reduce to powder; to pulverize.