DISINTEGRATOR
\dˌɪsˈɪntɪɡɹˌe͡ɪtə], \dˌɪsˈɪntɪɡɹˌeɪtə], \d_ˌɪ_s_ˈɪ_n_t_ɪ_ɡ_ɹ_ˌeɪ_t_ə]\
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One who or that which disintegrates: specifically, a machine for pulverizing, crushing, or breaking up various sorts of materials. A common form used for breaking up ores, rock, artificial manures, oil cake, and for mixing mortar, etc., as well as for grinding cereals, is a mill consisting essentially of a number of beaters projecting from the faces of two parallel discs revolving in opposite directions at a high speed.
By Daniel Lyons
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