: a particulate substance
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Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
When outside, people should wear particulate respirators that have been tested and approved by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.
—Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2025
Jamie Hailstone, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Better understanding about the dangers of particulate matter, commonly known as soot, prompted the Biden EPA to tighten federal standards, effectively requiring cleaner factories, power plants and vehicles.
—Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Every breath, it is feared, could contain the particulate residue of lithium EV batteries, asbestos tiles, lead, benzene and other volatile compounds contained in paint, plastics, electronics and furniture.
—Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
When outside, people should wear particulate respirators that have been tested and approved by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.
—Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
Mägi added trees naturally filter pollutants and particulate matter from the air and protecting mature forests helps preserve these natural air cleaners.
—Jamie Hailstone, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Better understanding about the dangers of particulate matter, commonly known as soot, prompted the Biden EPA to tighten federal standards, effectively requiring cleaner factories, power plants and vehicles.
—Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Particulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/particulate. Accessed 12 Apr. 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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