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Adjective
/ˈkäməˌn(y)o͞otəd/,
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Reduced to minute particles or fragments,
  1. Reduced to minute particles or fragments

  2. (of a fracture) Producing multiple bone splinters

  1. Comminution is the process in which solid materials are reduced in size, encompassing crushing, grinding and other techniques. It is an important operation in mineral processing, the ceramic industry, the electronics industry and other fields. ...
  2. Reduced to small particles or to powder, as by crushing or pulverizing
  3. (comminution) The breaking or grinding up of a material to form smaller particles; Fracture of a bone site in multiple pieces (at least three); crumbling
  4. (Comminution) mechanical shredding or pulverizing of waste; used in solid and water waste treatment.
  5. (Comminution) The breaking, crushing, or grinding of ore, or rock.
  6. (Comminution) breaking up of ore to make gold available for treatment
  7. (Comminution) Size reduction of rocks and ores by crushing and grinding using compressive, impact and abrasive forces.
  8. (Comminution) The term used to describe the process by which ore is reduced in size in order to liberate the desired mineral from the gangue material in preparation for further processing
  9. (Comminution) the reduction in size of particles through attrition.
  10. (comminution) (1) Breaking up or grinding an ore into small fragments. (2) Reducing metal to powder by mechanical means. (3) The act or process of reduction of powder particle size, usually but not necessarily by grinding or milling. See also pulverization.
  11. (comminution) the breaking down of material into a very fine powder [Penguin]
  12. (1) "Comminuted" means reduced in size by methods including chopping, flaking, grinding, or mincing. ...
  13. of fractures where the bone is crushed
  14. broken or crushed into small pieces