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View synonyms for pulverulent

pulverulent

[ puhl-ver-yuh-luhnt, -ver-uh-luhnt ]

adjective

  1. consisting of dust or fine powder.
  2. crumbling to dust or powder.
  3. covered with dust or powder.


pulverulent

/ pʌlˈvɛrʊlənt /

adjective

  1. consisting of, covered with, or crumbling to dust or fine particles
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • pulˈverulence, noun
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Other Words From

  • pul·veru·lence noun
  • pul·veru·lent·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pulverulent1

1650–60; < Latin pulverulentus dusty, equivalent to pulver- (stem of pulvis ) dust + -ulentus -ulent
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pulverulent1

C17: from Latin pulverulentus, from pulvis dust
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Example Sentences

Fronds mostly chaffy, woolly, or pulverulent, rarely smooth.

In this pulverulent state the gold is mixed with 1⁄12th of its weight of oxide of bismuth, together with a small quantity of borax and gum water.

When the calcination, however, is conducted at such a temperature that only about 75% of the water is lost, it yields a white pulverulent substance, known as “plaster of Paris,” which may readily be caused to recombine with water, forming a hard cement.

When the vein-stuff has been raised it is reduced to a pulverulent condition, to liberate the gold from the gangue.

Its wood is of a yellow colour merging into green, and has an almost pulverulent fracture; the flowers are yellow and conspicuous; and the fruit is dry and 4-winged.

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