Meaning & use
pulverization
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The process of crushing or grinding something into fine powder or dust.
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The mining operation relies on pulverization to process raw ore.
The building collapsed into near pulverization under the force of the explosion.
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From Latin 'pulvis,' meaning 'dust,' the same root that gives us 'pulverize' and 'powder.'
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