Meaning & use
Comminuting
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Reducing something to small fragments or powder by crushing or grinding.
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The machine works by comminuting rock into fine gravel.
The pharmacist was comminuting the tablets into a fine powder for the mixture.
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Comminuting is also used in medicine, as in a 'comminuted fracture,' where a bone is shattered into multiple fragments.
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