† commolitionn.
Obsolete. rare.
Grinding together.
ΘΚΠ
the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > grinding or pounding > [noun]
grindc1200
grinding1340
contritionc1384
brayingc1440
milling1466
braisinga1500
comminution1578
pealing1582
pounding1591
contusion1617
pulping1640
pistillation1646
trituration1646
triture1657
commolition1658
grist1676
porphyrization1771
comminuting1776
atomization1865
micronization1941
micronizing1941
1658 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica (ed. 3) iii. xxii. 134 That use in their stomacks, which they have in other birds; that is, in some way to supply the use of teeth, by commolition, grinding and compression of their proper aliment.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
<
n.1658