Thesaurus: particulate

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1. v. t. & i. To particularize.
2. a. Having the form of a particle.
3. a. Referring to, or produced by, particles, such as dust, minute germs, etc.
4. adj. composed of distinct particles
5. n. 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)
6. To particularize. [Obs.] 1. Having the form of a particle. 2. Referring to, or produced by, particles, such as dust, minute germs, etc. [R.] The smallpox is a particulate disease. Tyndall.
7. To particularize. [Obs.]
8. n:100 n. 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) a. composed of distinct particles