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Pulverization

Pulverization \Pul`ver*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. pulv['e]risation.] The action of reducing to dust or powder.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
pulverization

1650s, noun of action from pulverize, or else from French pulvérisation, from Middle French pulveriser.

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pulverization

n. The act of pulverize.

WordNet
pulverization
  1. n. a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized [syn: powder, pulverisation]

  2. the act of grinding to a powder or dust [syn: grind, mill, pulverisation]

  3. annihilation by pulverizing something [syn: pulverisation]

Usage examples of "pulverization".

Excessive fineness in pulverization of these soils is also to be guarded against in rainy climates, lest they run together, but this condition is present far less frequently than the opposite.