comminution

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: com=mi=nu=tion

CIDE DICTIONARY

comminution, n. 

•  The act of reducing to a fine powder or to small particles; pulverization; the state of being comminuted.  Bentley.  [1913 Webster]
•  Fracture (of a bone) into a number of pieces.  Dunglison.  [1913 Webster]
•  Gradual diminution by the removal of small particles at a time; a lessening; a wearing away.  [1913 Webster]

  "Natural and necessary comminution of our lives."  [1913 Webster]

ROGET THESAURUS

comminution

Pulverulence

N powderiness, pulverulence, sandiness, efflorescence, friability, powder, dust, sand, shingle, sawdust, grit, meal, bran, flour, farina, rice, paddy, spore, sporule, crumb, seed, grain, particle, limature, filings, debris, detritus, tailings, talus slope, scobs, magistery, fine powder, flocculi, smoke, cloud of dust, cloud of sand, cloud of smoke, puff of smoke, volume of smoke, sand storm, dust storm, pulverization, comminution, attenuation, granulation, disintegration, subaction, contusion, trituration, levigation, abrasion, detrition, multure, limitation, tripsis, filing, mill, arrastra, gristmill, grater, rasp, file, mortar and pestle, nutmeg grater, teeth, grinder, grindstone, kern, quern, koniology, powdery, pulverulent, granular, mealy, floury, farinaceous, branny, furfuraceous, flocculent, dusty, sandy, sabulous, psammous, arenose, arenarious, arenaceous, gritty, efflorescent, impalpable, lentiginous, lepidote, sabuline, sporaceous, sporous, pulverizable, friable, crumbly, shivery, pulverized, attrite, in pieces.