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Noun: comminution
  1. The act of reducing to a fine powder or to small particles; pulverization; the state of being comminuted
     
  2. Gradual diminution by the removal of small particles at a time; a lessening; a wearing away
     
  3. Fracture (of a bone) into a number of pieces

Derived forms: comminutions

Encyclopedia: Comminution