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comminute
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com·mi·nute  (km-nt, -nyt)
tr.v. com·mi·nut·ed, com·mi·nut·ing, com·mi·nutes
To reduce to powder; pulverize.
[Latin comminuere, commint- : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + minuere, to lessen; see mei-2 in Indo-European roots.]
commi·nution n.
comminute [ˈkɒmɪˌnjuːt]
vb
1. (Medicine) to break (a bone) into several small fragments
2. (Law) to divide (property) into small lots
3. (tr) to pulverize
[from Latin comminuere, from com- (intensive) + minuere to reduce; related to minor]
comminution  n
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Verb1.comminute - reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic"
bray, mash, crunch, grind
pulp - reduce to pulp; "pulp fruit"; "pulp wood"
pestle - grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar; "pestle the garlic"
mill - grind with a mill; "mill grain"
fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, break up - break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented"


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Key statement: The rubber particles, at a room temperature below the glass transition temperature, are introduced into a comminuting device concurrent with the introduction of an inert gas coolant at a temperature below about -75[degrees]F and are comminuted at a rate proportional to the average particle size of the introduced rubber particles to an average size within the range of crumb or powder rubber particles.
Process and apparatus for comminuting particle rubber by Samples, Bob / Rubber World
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