Sekirov Dictionary

particulate

UK /pɑːˈtɪk.jʊ.lɪt/US /pɑɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/

adjective 2
noun 1
verb 2
forms 5

adjective2

Composed of separate particles.
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Pertaining to heritable characteristics which are attributable discretely to either one or another of an offspring's parents, rather than a blend of the two.
- The rudiments of particulate inheritance were dimly understood already by the breeders of cattle and apples, but nobody was being systematic. — 1999

noun[in the plural]1

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Any solid or liquid in a subdivided state, especially one that exhibits special characteristics which are negligible in the bulk material.
- Particulates in engine oil can abrade moving parts.

verb2

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To reduce to particles, make particulate.
- Only after the explosion has particulated the poison and given it every opportunity to vaporize can any appreciable concentration of gas be present in the air. — 1918
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(no longer used) Synonym of particularize.
- But what particulate we thus, that much in few would write? — 1596

forms

particulated · particulating · particulates · more particulate · most particulate

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