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Particulate   /pərtˈɪkjələt/   Listen
noun
particulate  n.  Matter composed of particles; often used in the pl.; as, the quantity of particulates in auto exhaust is strictly regulated.


verb
Particulate  v. t. & v. i.  To particularize. (Obs.)


adjective
Particulate  adj.  
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."
3.
Composed of particles; finely divided.





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"Particulate" Quotes from Famous Books



... means of experimental investigations, and efficient modes of prevention deduced from the data so obtained; but the terrible agency of the parasitic fungi and of the infinitesimally minute microbes, which work far greater havoc among plants and animals, has been brought to light. The 'particulate' or 'germ' theory of disease, as it is called, long since suggested, has obtained a firm foundation, in so far as it has been proved to be true in respect of sundry epidemic disorders. Moreover, it has theoretically justified prophylactic measures, such as vaccination, which formerly ...
— The Advance of Science in the Last Half-Century • T.H. (Thomas Henry) Huxley
... occurring soft fibrous mineral commonly used in fireproofing materials and considered to be highly carcinogenic in particulate form. ...
— The 2007 CIA World Factbook • United States


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