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Comminution

/ˌkɒmɪˈnjuːʃ(ə)n/

(waste management) The breaking or grinding up of a material to form smaller particles.

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noun

1
(waste management) The breaking or grinding up of a material to form smaller particles.
2
The fracture of a bone site in multiple pieces (technically, at least three); crumbling.

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grindingnoun	(dance) A form of dance in which two people rub their bodies together.
buckingnoun	The act of a quadruped kicking both hind legs upward at once.
triturationnoun	The act of triturating; grinding to a fine powder.
microfracturingnoun	(geology, uncountable) Process of rock formation involving breaking of another rock into fragments.
pulverizationnoun	The act of pulverizing.
friationnoun	The act of breaking up or pulverizing.
deglomerationnoun	The act or process of breaking up a mass into fine particles.
beneficiationnoun	The reduction in size of particles of ore (or similar physical processing) before further processing to recover the metal.
decompactionnoun	(chiefly in geology, biochemistry) The act or process of making something less compact; often specifically the reversal of previous compaction
pulverulencenoun	The state or characteristic of being powdery or dusty.
fragmentizernoun	A machine for breaking material into fragments.
pulverisationnoun	Alternative spelling of pulverization. [The act of pulverizing.]
compostingnoun	Composted material; compost.
decompositionnoun	A biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost.
fragmentisernoun	Alternative form of fragmentizer. [A machine for breaking material into fragments.]
dissolutionnoun	Dissolving, or going into solution.
recoverynoun	A return to normal health.
mineralizationnoun	(biology, medicine) The deposition of calcium salts as a normal process in bone metabolism.
disintegratornoun	One who, or that which, disintegrates.
all-slimingnoun	The process of grinding ore down to a slimy consistency so that it will pass through a screen.