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Definition of Comminution
1. n. The act of reducing to a fine powder or to small particles; pulverization; the state of being comminuted.
Definition of Comminution
1. Noun. (context: mining, waste management) The breaking or grinding up of a material to form smaller particles. ¹
2. Noun. (context: traumatology) Fracture of a bone site in multiple pieces (at least three); crumbling. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Comminution
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Medical Definition of Comminution
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Comminution
Literary usage of Comminution
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Principles of Pharmacy by Henry Vinecome Arny (1917)
"CHAPTER VI comminution THIS is the process of reducing a substance to finer ...
The chief object of comminution is to present the drug in a form in which it ..."
2. The Dressing of Minerals by Henry Louis (1909)
"comminution. BY comminution is meant generally the breaking down of mineral to
smaller sizes; ... The principles upon which comminution depends are various. ..."
3. The Practice of Ore Dressing in Europe: A Description of Foreign Methods for by Wheaton Bradish Kunhardt (1884)
"The ore classes with finely divided mineral, from hand sorting and jigging, are
subjected to comminution to unlock, or release, their constituents ..."
4. Handbook of Pharmacy, Embracing the Theory and Practice of Pharmacy and the by Virgil Coblentz (1894)
"The collection, drying, comminution and subsequent pulverization of drugs is at
... This is called "comminution." The slicing is done by means of chop- ..."
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