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pulverulent
CIDE DICTIONARY
pulverulent, a. [L. pulverulentus, fr. pulvis, pulveris, dust, powder: cf. F. pulvérulent.].
Consisting of, or reducible to, fine powder; covered with dust or powder; powdery; dusty. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pulverulent, adj.
1 consisting of fine particles; powdery.
2 likely to crumble.
1 consisting of fine particles; powdery.
2 likely to crumble.
Etymology
L pulverulentus (as PULVERIZE)
ROGET THESAURUS
pulverulent
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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