Definition of "comminute"
comminute
verb
third-person singular simple present comminutes, present participle comminuting, simple past and past participle comminuted
(transitive) To pulverize; to smash.
Quotations
Collagen may cause shrinkage of comminuted meat products, especially when cooked to high temperatures, or interfere in binding between meat pieces in formed products.
2000, Denise M. Smith, “Chapter Eleven: Functional properties of muscle proteins in processed poultry products”, in Alan R. Sams, editor, Poultry Meat Processing, 2nd edition, page 186
High pressure directly ahead of and beside the projectile nose comminute and fracture the sand media, forming a rigid, conical false nose on the front of the projectile.
2011, William L. Cooper, “Communication of Stresses by Chains of Grains in High-Speed Particulate Media Impacts”, in Tom Proulx, editor, Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Volume 1: Proceedings of the 2011 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mathematics, page 100
(medicine) To cause fragmentation (of bone).
Quotations
For example, comminuting fractures on ribs 4–8 along the rib angle most likely are associated to shots through the scapula, whereas injuries through or near to the costochondral articulation of the first rib could also be associated to wounds of the sternum or clavicle.
2008, Erin H. Kimmerle, Jose Pablo Baraybar, Skeletal Trauma: Identification of Injuries Resulting from Human Rights Abuse and Armed Conflict, page 410
noun
countable and uncountable, plural comminutes
Quotations
Fruit flavour may be added as juice, as a comminute (in the case of citrus fruit) or as an essence. […] Citrus comminutes are made from the whole fruit, in contrast to juice which is expressed from the pericarp.
1994, A. Varnam, J.M. Sutherland, Beverages: Technology, Chemistry and Microbiology, page 81