'Particulate' definitions:
Definition of 'particulate'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Composed of distinct particles [ant: nonparticulate]
noun
A small discrete mass of solid or liquid matter that remains individually dispersed in gas or liquid emissions (usually considered to be an atmospheric pollutant) [syn: particulate, particulate matter]
Definition of 'Particulate'
From: GCIDE
- Particulate \Par*tic"u*late\ (p[aum]r*t[i^]k"[-u]*l[=a]t), v. t. & i. [See Particle.] To particularize. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Particulate'
From: GCIDE
- Particulate \Par*tic"u*late\ (p[aum]r*t[i^]k"[-u]*l[asl]t), a.
- 1. Having the form of a particle. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Referring to, or produced by, particles, such as dust, minute germs, etc. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- The smallpox is a particulate disease. --Tyndall. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Composed of particles; finely divided. [PJC]
Definition of 'particulate'
From: GCIDE
- particulate \par*tic"u*late\ (p[aum]r*t[i^]k"[-u]*l[asl]t), n. Matter composed of particles; -- often used in the pl.; as, the quantity of particulates in auto exhaust is strictly regulated. [PJC]