Obs. rare. [ad. L. *commolitiōn-em, n. of action f. commolit- ppl. stem of commol-ĕre: see prec.] Grinding together.
1658. Sir T. Browne, Pseud. Ep., III. xxii. (1686), 130. Birds swallow hard substances to supply the use of teeth, by commolition, grinding, and compression of their aliment.
