Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
COMMINUTED
Etymology
Adjective
comminuted (comparative more comminuted, superlative most comminuted)
Reduced to small particles or to powder, as by crushing or pulverizing.
Synonyms
• triturated
Verb
comminuted
simple past tense and past participle of comminute
Source: Wiktionary
COMMINUTE
Com"mi*nute, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Comminuted; p. pr. & vb. n. Comminuting.] Etym: [L. comminutus, p. p. of comminuere to comminute; com- + minuere to lessen. See Minute.]
Definition: To reduce to minute particles, or to a fine powder; to pulverize; to triturate; to grind; as, to comminute chalk or bones; to comminute food with the teeth. Pennant. Comminuted fracture. See under Fracture.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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