The Collaborative International Dictionary
Comminuting
Comminute \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.
Wiktionary
comminuting
vb. (present participle of comminute English)