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com·mi·nute (käm′ə no̵̅o̅t′, -nyo̵̅o̅t′)
transitive verb comminuted -·nut′ed, comminuting -·nut′·ing
to reduce to small, fine particles; make into powder; pulverize; triturate
Etymology: < L comminutus, pp. of comminuere, to make small < com-, intens. + minuere, to make small: see minute
Related Forms:
- comminution com′·mi·nu′·tion noun
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