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comminutors

comminutors is the plural of comminutor.

Meaning of comminutor

Noun

comminutor (plural comminutors)

  1. A type of machine that grinds up solid materials, especially in waste treatment
    • First, underground pipes carry used water away from the hotels and offices and into a king-size garbage grinder (comminutor), two parallel screws whose threads are knife blades big enough and strong enough to mince any solids into tiny pieces.1988 February 12, Harold Henderson, “A Better Glass of Water”, in Chicago Reader, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2016

Questions about comminutors

What is comminutors the plural of?
Comminutors is the plural of comminutor.

Words near comminutors in the dictionary

  1. comminutes
  2. comminuting
  3. comminution
  4. comminutions
  5. comminutor
  6. comminutors
  7. commis
  8. commiscible
  9. commiserable
  10. commiserate
  11. commiserated

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