Particulate

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  particulate \par*tic"u*late\ (p[aum]r*t[i^]k"[-u]*l[asl]t), n.
     Matter composed of particles; -- often used in the pl.; as,
     the quantity of particulates in auto exhaust is strictly
     regulated.
     [PJC]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Particulate \Par*tic"u*late\ (p[aum]r*t[i^]k"[-u]*l[=a]t), v. t.
     & i. [See {Particle}.]
     To particularize. [Obs.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Particulate \Par*tic"u*late\ (p[aum]r*t[i^]k"[-u]*l[asl]t), a.
     1. Having the form of a particle.
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     2. Referring to, or produced by, particles, such as dust,
        minute germs, etc. [R.]
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              The smallpox is a particulate disease. --Tyndall.
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     3. Composed of particles; finely divided.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  particulate
       adj : composed of distinct particles [ant: {nonparticulate}]
       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) [syn:
            {particulate matter}]