: a particulate substance
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Kylie Mohr, WIRED, 4 Jan. 2025
Besides dealing with particulate contamination by developing environmental control technology, the alignment problem was perhaps the biggest headache.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Jan. 2025
Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 13 Jan. 2025
Fires can cause chemicals to vaporize, turning them into gases, while others bind to particulate matter.
—Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Researchers have already connected the particulate matter in wildfire smoke to a higher risk of strokes, heart disease, respiratory disease, lung cancer, and other serious conditions.
—Kylie Mohr, WIRED, 4 Jan. 2025
Besides dealing with particulate contamination by developing environmental control technology, the alignment problem was perhaps the biggest headache.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
The test also showed that the levels of chemicals and particulate matter were above health guidelines for the general public.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 13 Jan. 2025
Fires can cause chemicals to vaporize, turning them into gases, while others bind to particulate matter.
—Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Particulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/particulate. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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particulate
1 of 2 adjective
par·tic·u·late
pär-ˈtik-yə-lət 
1
: of, relating to, or existing in the form of minute separate particles
dust, smoke, and other particulate matter
2
: of or relating to particulate inheritance
the particulate theory of heredity—Julian Huxley
Julian Huxleyparticulate
2 of 2 noun
: a particulate substance
emission of particulates by car engines
cytoplasmic particulates in the cell
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