" comminuted "

1: as in pulverized, reduced;

•  Synonyms : 

•  close-grained,

•  ground,

•  micronized,

•  milled,

•  mulled,

•  pestled,

•  pulverized,

•  reduced,

•  triturated,

•  filtered,

•  levigated,

•  refined,

•  buttery,

•  smooth,

•  velvety,

•  dusty,

•  fine,

•  floury,

•  powdery,

•  superfine,

•  ultrafine

•  Antonyms : 

•  coarse,

•  grained,

•  grainy,

•  granular,

•  granulated,

•  unfiltered,

•  unrefined,

•  earthy,

•  gravelly,

•  gritty,

•  sandy

1: to reduce to fine particles;

  * e.g., " ... eons of incessant pounding by the waves have comminuted the once-rocky shoreline into a bed of fine-grained sand "

•  Synonyms : 

•  atomized,

•  beat,

•  brayed,

•  crushed,

•  disintegrated,

•  ground,

•  milled,

•  mulled,

•  pounded,

•  powdered,

•  pulverized

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to reduce to fine particles;

  * e.g., " ... eons of incessant pounding by the waves have comminuted the once-rocky shoreline into a bed of fine-grained sand "

•  Synonyms : 

•  atomize,

•  beat,

•  bray,

•  crush,

•  disintegrate,

•  grind,

•  mill,

•  mull,

•  pound,

•  powder,

•  pulverize

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)