Comminuible
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 That can be comminuted or pulverized. obsolete, rare
"By which account, a Diamond steeped in Goat's bloud, rather increaseth in hardness, then acquireth any softness by the infusion; for the best we have are comminuible without it; and are so far from breaking hammers, that they submit unto pistillation, and resist not an ordinary pestle."
Example
More examples"By which account, a Diamond steeped in Goat's bloud, rather increaseth in hardness, then acquireth any softness by the infusion; for the best we have are comminuible without it; and are so far from breaking hammers, that they submit unto pistillation, and resist not an ordinary pestle."
Etymology
From Latin comminuere + -ible.
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