: a particulate substance
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Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2025
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
Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
Exposure to Air Pollution Harms Decision-Making Ability For this study, researchers looked specifically at a type of air pollution called particulate matter, which is known to affect health, including cognitive abilities.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 11 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
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
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
Noun
There was a brief period when the smoke from the fire stayed closer to the ground and measurements of dangerous particulate matters – including benzene, hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide and xylene – were measured at a high level, the agency said.
—Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
Exposure to Air Pollution Harms Decision-Making Ability For this study, researchers looked specifically at a type of air pollution called particulate matter, which is known to affect health, including cognitive abilities.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Particulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/particulate. Accessed 21 Feb. 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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