Comminute
Pronunciation : Com"mi*nute
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. comminutus, p. p. of comminuere to comminute; com- + minuere to lessen. See Minute.]
Definition : Defn: To reduce to minute particles, or to a fine powder; to pulverize; to triturate; to grind; as, to comminute chalk or bones; to comminute food with the teeth. Pennant. Comminuted fracture. See under Fracture.
t. [imp. & p. p. Comminuted; p. pr. & vb. n. Comminuting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913