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Is comminution a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word comminution is a Scrabble US word. The word comminution is worth 17 points in Scrabble:

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Is comminution a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word comminution is a Scrabble UK word and has 17 points:

C3O1M3M3I1N1U1T1I1O1N1

Is comminution a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word comminution is a Words With Friends word. The word comminution is worth 23 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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11-letter words (1 found)

COMMINUTION,

9-letter words (1 found)

COMMUNION,

8-letter words (5 found)

CONTINUO,MINIMOTO,MONITION,MUNITION,UNCOMMON,

7-letter words (8 found)

COITION,MICTION,MINICOM,NICOTIN,NIMONIC,TUNICIN,UNCTION,UNITION,

6-letter words (22 found)

COMMIT,COMMON,COMMOT,CONIUM,CUMMIN,IONIUM,MINION,MINIUM,MIOTIC,MOTION,MOUTON,MUNTIN,MUONIC,NINCOM,NINCUM,NONCOM,NOTION,NUNCIO,OMNIUM,TOMIUM,UNCINI,UNICOM,

5-letter words (33 found)

COMMO,CONIN,CONTO,COUNT,CUMIN,CUNIT,CUTIN,IMINO,IMMIT,INCUT,INION,INNIT,IONIC,MIMIC,MINIM,MONIC,MOUNT,MUCIN,MUTON,NITON,NOINT,NOMIC,NOMOI,NOOIT,NOTUM,ONION,ONIUM,ONTIC,TIMON,TONIC,TUNIC,UNION,UNTIN,

4-letter words (49 found)

CION,CITO,COIN,COIT,COMM,CONI,CONN,COOM,COON,COOT,CUIT,CUNT,ICON,INTI,INTO,MICO,MINI,MINO,MINT,MOIT,MOMI,MONO,MOOI,MOON,MOOT,MOTI,MOTU,MUNI,MUNT,MUON,MUTI,NONI,NOON,NOUN,NOUT,OINT,OMIT,ONTO,OONT,OTIC,TOCO,TOMO,TOOM,TOON,TOUN,UNCI,UNCO,UNIT,UNTO,

3-letter words (44 found)

CIT,CON,COO,COT,CUM,CUT,INN,ION,MIC,MIM,MOC,MOI,MOM,MON,MOO,MOT,MOU,MUM,MUN,MUT,NIM,NIT,NOM,NON,NOO,NOT,NUN,NUT,ONO,OOM,OON,OOT,OUT,TIC,TIN,TOC,TOM,TON,TOO,TUI,TUM,TUN,UMM,UNI,

2-letter words (19 found)

IN,IO,IT,MI,MM,MO,MU,NO,NU,OI,OM,ON,OO,OU,TI,TO,UM,UN,UT,

You can make 182 words from comminution according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of comminution

comminution

Etymology

From Latin comminūtiō (“breaking into pieces, crumbling, shattering; crushing, pulverizing”), from Latin comminuō (“to break or crumble into small pieces; to crush, pulverize”) (from com- (“prefix indicating completeness”) + minuō (“to make smaller; to diminish, lessen”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“little, small”)) + Latin -tiō (“suffix forming a noun relating to some action or the result of an action”); equivalent to comminute +‎ -ion.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkɒmɪˈnjuːʃ(ə)n/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌkɑməˈn(j)uʃən/
  • Hyphenation: com‧mi‧nu‧tion

Noun

comminution (countable and uncountable, plural comminutions)

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

Usage notes

In traumatology, comminution is to be distinguished from a compound or open fracture, though fractures which are both comminuted and compound do occur.

Synonyms

  • (breaking or grinding up of a material): crushing, pulverization

Related terms

  • comminuible
  • comminute
  • comminuted (adjective)
  • comminutor
  • minute

Translations

Further reading

  • comminution on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Source: wiktionary.org