ablation, abrasion, abrasive, analysis, arrangement, attrition, buffing, burnishing, cataloging, categorization, chafe, chafing, classification, cloture, codification, committee consideration, debate, deliberation, detrition, division, dressing, enrollment, erasure, erosion, filibuster, filibustering, first reading, fretting, galling, grading, grazing, grinding, grouping, indexing, introduction, itemization, limation, listing, logrolling, pigeonholing, placement, polishing, ranging, ranking, rasping, rating, registration, registry, roll call, rubbing away, sandblasting, sanding, scouring, scrape, scraping, scratch, scratching, scrub, scrubbing, scuff, second reading, shining, smoothing, sorting, steamroller methods, stratification, subdivision, tabling, tabulation, talkathon, taxonomy, third reading, typology, vote, wear, wearing away

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Pulverulence

N powderiness, pulverulence, sandiness, efflorescence, friability, powder, dust, sand, shingle, sawdust, grit, meal, bran, flour, farina, rice, paddy, spore, sporule, crumb, seed, grain, particle, limature, filings, debris, detritus, tailings, talus slope, scobs, magistery, fine powder, flocculi, smoke, cloud of dust, cloud of sand, cloud of smoke, puff of smoke, volume of smoke, sand storm, dust storm, pulverization, comminution, attenuation, granulation, disintegration, subaction, contusion, trituration, levigation, abrasion, detrition, multure, limitation, tripsis, filing, mill, arrastra, gristmill, grater, rasp, file, mortar and pestle, nutmeg grater, teeth, grinder, grindstone, kern, quern, koniology, powdery, pulverulent, granular, mealy, floury, farinaceous, branny, furfuraceous, flocculent, dusty, sandy, sabulous, psammous, arenose, arenarious, arenaceous, gritty, efflorescent, impalpable, lentiginous, lepidote, sabuline, sporaceous, sporous, pulverizable, friable, crumbly, shivery, pulverized, attrite, in pieces.

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