particulate
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /pɑːˈtɪkjʊlət/, /pɑːˈtɪkjʊleɪt/, /pəˈtɪkjʊlət/, /pəˈtɪkjʊleɪt/
- (America, Canada) IPA: /pɑɹˈtɪkjʊlət/
particulate
- Composed of separate particles. [from late 19th c.]
- particulate air pollution
- particulate matter
- (genetics) 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.
- 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial 2004, p. 41:
- The rudiments of particulate inheritance were dimly understood already by the breeders of cattle and apples, but nobody was being systematic.
- 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial 2004, p. 41:
particulate (plural particulates)
- (chiefly, in plural) Any solid or liquid in a subdivided state, especially one that exhibits special characteristics which are negligible in the bulk material. [from 1960]
- Synonyms: particulate matter
- Particulates in engine oil can abrade moving parts.
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