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Pulverised

adjective
1.
Consisting of fine particles.  Synonyms: fine-grained, powdered, powdery, pulverized, small-grained.  "Powdery snow" , "Pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar by grinding"


Pulverise

verb
1.
Destroy completely.  Synonyms: demolish, pulverize.  "Demolish your enemies" , "Pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand"
2.
Become powder or dust.  Synonyms: powderise, powderize, pulverize.
3.
Make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust.  Synonyms: powder, powderise, powderize, pulverize.





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... constantly at work, even upon matters which lay entirely outside his special vocation. The late Sir William Fairbairn informed us that he contrived a variety of curious machines for consolidating peat moss, finely ground and pulverised, under immense pressure, and which, when consolidated, could be moulded into beautiful medals, armlets, and necklaces. The material took the most brilliant polish and had the appearance ...
— Men of Invention and Industry • Samuel Smiles


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