comminuted

English

Etymology

From comminute + -ed.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɒmɪnjuːtɪd/

Adjective

comminuted (comparative more comminuted, superlative most comminuted)

  1. Reduced to small particles or to powder, as by crushing or pulverizing.
    • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 53:
      Hawaiian sand is utterly different: it is comminuted coral and algae, the broken detritus of a hundred thousand storms washed up against the land.
    • 1992, Bailey et al., Undesirable Flavors of Meat, Food Science and Nutrition Department, University of Missouri, in Off-Flavors in Foods and Beverages (Elsevier), p. 127:
      Although WOF [warmed-over flavor] has generally been recognized as pertaining to cooked meat, it can also develop rapidly in raw comminuted meat when exposed to air.

Synonyms

Verb

comminuted

  1. simple past tense and past participle of comminute
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