About The Word Comminute

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Comminute to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Comminute definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Comminute

Comminute Meaning & Definition
Comminute Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Comminute?

[v] reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Comminute: bray | crunch | grind | mash

Related Terms | Find terms related to Comminute:

See Also | break up | fragment | fragmentise | fragmentize | mill | pestle | pulp

Comminute In Webster's Dictionary

\Com"mi*nute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Comminuted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Comminuting}.] [L. comminutus, p. p. of comminuere to comminute; com- + minuere to lessen. See {Minute}.] 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}.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Wasting ‐ a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse [n]…
  • Culicidae ‐ mosquitoes
  • Hydroxyacetic acid ‐ a translucent crystalline compound found in sugar cane and sugar…
  • Vesuvius ‐ a volcano in southwestern Italy on the Mediterranean coast; erupted…
  • Starwort ‐ low-growing north temperate herb having small white star-shaped…
  • Fraser fir ‐ small fast-growing but short-lived fir of southern Alleghenies…
  • Inexorability ‐ mercilessness characterized by an unwillingness to relent or…
  • Anti-semitic ‐ discriminatory especially on the basis of race or religion [adj]…
  • Katharobe ‐ an organism that lives in an oxygenated medium lacking organic…
  • Synagrops ‐ a genus of…