pulverization

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noun

pul·​ver·​i·​za·​tion

variants also British pulverisation

ˌpəl-və-rə-ˈzā-shən 

: the act or process of pulverizing

pulverize

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verb

pul·​ver·​ize

variants also British pulverise

ˈpəl-və-ˌrīz 

pulverized also British pulverised; pulverizing also British pulverising

transitive verb

: to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles

intransitive verb

: to become pulverized