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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized;
[syn: powder, pulverization, pulverisation]

2. the act of grinding to a powder or dust;
[syn: grind, mill, pulverization, pulverisation]

3. annihilation by pulverizing something;
[syn: pulverization, pulverisation]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pulverization \Pul`ver*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. pulv['e]risation.] The action of reducing to dust or powder. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pulverization n 1: a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized [syn: powder, pulverization, pulverisation] 2: the act of grinding to a powder or dust [syn: grind, mill, pulverization, pulverisation] 3: annihilation by pulverizing something [syn: pulverization, pulverisation]