commolition

/ˌkɑ.məˈlɪ.ʃən/

Etymology

From Latin commolitus, from Latin commolō (“to shake or grind thoroughly”).

commolition means the act of grinding together. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

commolition is pronounced /ˌkɑ.məˈlɪ.ʃən/.

noun

The act of grinding together.“And whether these fragments of iron and hard substances swallowed by the Oestridge, have not also 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, upon the action of the strongly conformed muscles of the stomack;”