what word means taking something extremely small and pulling it apart

Question

It's a word that describes someone taking something extremely small apart It has to do with things that have intricate little pieces.

In English or Spanish? - Leatha, Jan 29, 2012

Off the top my head I can't think of an English word for that and neither can my husband. Between the two of us we know lots of words. Ithere found be one in Spanish or someone else might have an idea.. - Leatha, Jan 29, 2012

off the top of my head in English ,disecting could be one. - jennyo45, Jan 29, 2012

Jennyo45 please post this as an answer! - Jeremias, Jan 29, 2012

Well, dissecting could be one but you could dissect a reptile... Which isn't small most of the time... - Virtuoso, Jan 29, 2012

What do you mean "dissect a reptile"?? You're a nasty, evil person, Virtuoso!!! :-P - Gekkosan, Jan 29, 2012

I dissected a pig and frog in grade school. - Gregory84, Jan 29, 2012

I was saved from dissection with a poor biology grade that disqualified me from Higher Biology. Gekko dear, don't take that to heart :) - mathslover, Jan 29, 2012

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Answer 2

In English we have nanotechnology, which is really tiny technology, actually, technology at the molecular level.

Answer 3

Teasing apart, shredding, dismantling? It is difficult to know what word you are looking for really.

Answer 4

The word 'tease' comes to mind. In the context of 'teasing' the brain apart when we deal with separating Siamese Twins joined at the head at birth.

Answer 5

May be 'desmenuzar'?

Answer 6

You can check your anatomy all you want, and even though there may be normal variation, when it comes right down to it, this far inside the head it all looks the same. No, no, no, don't tug on that. You never know what it might be attached to.

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