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発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒ.mɪ.njuːt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑ.mɪ.njuːt/

動詞

comminute (三人称単数 現在形 comminutes, 現在分詞 comminuting, 過去形および過去分詞形 comminuted)

1. (transitive) To pulverize; to smash.
   • 1991, David Segal, Chemical Synthesis of Advanced Ceramic Materials, page 20,

     High temperatures required for reaction between components can result in loss of volatile oxides, while milling may not comminute powders sufficiently for complete reaction to occur on calcination.

   • 2000, Denise M. Smith, Chapter Eleven: Functional properties of muscle proteins in processed poultry products, Alan R. Sams (editor), Poultry Meat Processing, 2nd Edition, page 186,

     Collagen may cause shrinkage of comminuted meat products, especially when cooked to high temperatures, or interfere in binding between meat pieces in formed products.

   • 2011, William L. Cooper, Communication of Stresses by Chains of Grains in High-Speed Particulate Media Impacts, Tom Proulx (editor), Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Volume 1: Proceedings of the 2011 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mathematics, page 100,

     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.

   • 2012, James G. Brennan, 11: Mixing, Emulsification, and Size Reduction, James G. Brennan, Alistair S. Grandison (editors), Food Processing Handbook, 2nd Edition, unnumbered page,

     Such mills are used for comminuting relatively soft materials, such as fruit and vegetable matter.

2. (medicine) To cause fragmentation (of bone).
   • 2008, Erin H. Kimmerle, Jose Pablo Baraybar, Skeletal Trauma: Identification of Injuries Resulting from Human Rights Abuse and Armed Conflict, page 410,

     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.

   • 2011, S. John Ham, Matthijs R. Krijnen, Rudolf W. Poolman, 48: Forearm Fractures, Including Galeazzi Fractures, Mohit Bhandari (editor), Evidence-based Orthopedics, page 419,

     In the past, there have been controversies over the use of bone graft in comminuted fractures of the forearm.

   • 2011, Sean D. Early, Vernon T. Tolo, 9: Pediatric Elbow Fractures, Raffy Mirzayan, John M. Itamura (editors), Shoulder and Elbow Trauma, page 127,

     When using reduction forceps, care must be taken to prevent comminuting the medial epicondylar fragment.

3. (transitive) To break into smaller portions.

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