Pulverization
111stive — I. ˈstīv verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Middle English stiven, probably from Spanish estibar or Portuguese estivar to pack tightly more at steeve transitive verb 1. : to pack tightly : crowd …
112pulver — /pulˈvər/ transitive verb (obsolete) To reduce to powder ORIGIN: L pulvis, pulveris powder • • • pulˈverable adjective (rare) pulverāˈtion noun (rare) Pulverization pulˈverine noun Barilla ash pulˈverīzable or …
113tripsis — /tripˈsis/ noun 1. Pulverization 2. Shampooing 3. Massage ORIGIN: Gr trīpsis, from trībein to rub …
114pulveration — pulverāˈtion noun (rare) Pulverization • • • Main Entry: ↑pulver …
115com|mi|nu|tion — «KOM uh NOO shuhn, NYOO », noun. 1. reduction to a powder or small fragments; pulverization. 2. Surgery. the fracture of a bone into several pieces …
116sec|tile — «SEHK tuhl», adjective. that can be cut smoothly by a knife but cannot withstand pulverization: »a sectile mineral. If the specimen can be cut by a knife, like a piece of hard tar, and yet shatters under a sharp blow, it is sectile (Scientific… …
