particulate
adjective/pɑːˈtɪkjələt/, /pɑːˈtɪkjəleɪt/
/pɑːrˈtɪkjələt/, /pɑːrˈtɪkjəleɪt/
- relating to, or in the form of, particles
- particulate pollution
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Latin particula ‘particle’ + -ate.Definitions on the go
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