"pulverization" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pulverizations [plural]
Etymology: From French pulvérisation. By surface analysis, pulverize + -ation. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|pulvérisation}} French pulvérisation, {{surf|en|pulverize|-ation}} By surface analysis, pulverize + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pulverization (countable and uncountable, plural pulverizations)
  1. The act of pulverizing. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: biopulverization, cryopulverization, micropulverization, repulverization Translations (act of pulverizing): разпрашаване (razprašavane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), polvorització [feminine] (Catalan), pulvérisation [feminine] (French), pulverización [feminine] (Galician), κονιορτοποίηση (koniortopoíisi) [feminine] (Greek), polverizzazione [feminine] (Italian), pulverizātiō [feminine] (Latin), sproszkowanie [neuter] (Polish), pulverização [feminine] (Portuguese), пульверизация (pulʹverizacija) [feminine] (Russian), pulverización [feminine] (Spanish)

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