: a particulate substance
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Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
The alerts warned that elevated levels of particulate pollution were anticipated due to smoke from the blazes.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Anuradha Varanasi, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Researchers followed participants in the study for nearly three decades, measuring exposure to pollutants like nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter, while assessing memory and processing speeds.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
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Adjective
More frequent and more severe wildfires lead to worsening air quality and an increase in the number of days when particulate pollution reaches very high levels.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
The alerts warned that elevated levels of particulate pollution were anticipated due to smoke from the blazes.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Noun
Scientists estimate that in 2019 itself, particulate matter pollution was linked to over 4.14 million deaths globally.
—Anuradha Varanasi, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Researchers followed participants in the study for nearly three decades, measuring exposure to pollutants like nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter, while assessing memory and processing speeds.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
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“Particulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/particulate. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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particulate
1 of 2 adjective
par·tic·u·late
pär-ˈtik-yə-lət 
1
: of, relating to, or existing in the form of minute separate particles
dust, smoke, and other particulate matter
2
: of or relating to particulate inheritance
the particulate theory of heredity—Julian Huxley
Julian Huxleyparticulate
2 of 2 noun
: a particulate substance
emission of particulates by car engines
cytoplasmic particulates in the cell
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