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Particulate

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Noun

1. particulate, particulate matter

a small discrete mass of solid or liquid matter that remains individually dispersed in gas or liquid emissions (usually considered to be an atmospheric pollutant)

Adjective

2. particulate

composed of distinct particles

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Particulate

see synonyms of particulate
noun
1. 
a substance consisting of separate particles
2. (plural)
very small particles of a substance, esp those that are produced when fuel is burned
If the cilia fail to work, the particulates and other pollutants are more able to enter the lungs and damage them.
adjective
3. 
of or made up of separate particles
4. genetics
of, relating to, or designating inheritance of characteristics, esp with emphasis on the role of genes

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Particulate

see synonyms of particulate
adjective
1. 
of, pertaining to, or consisting of very small, separate particles
noun
2. 
a very minute particle

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Particulate

see synonyms of particulate
adj.
Of, relating to, or formed of minute separate particles.
n.
1. A minute separate particle, as of a granular substance or powder.
2. often particulates Particulate matter: diesel particulates; a high level of atmospheric particulates.

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