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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.
comminution
the breaking of a bone into small pieces. See also bones.
See also: Surgery
the breaking of a bone into small pieces.
See also: Bones
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