PARTICULATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does particulate mean? 

• PARTICULATE (noun)
  The noun PARTICULATE has 1 sense:

1. 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)

  Familiarity information: PARTICULATE used as a noun is very rare.

• PARTICULATE (adjective)
  The adjective PARTICULATE has 1 sense:

1. composed of distinct particles

  Familiarity information: PARTICULATE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PARTICULATE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

particulate; particulate matter

Hypernyms ("particulate" is a kind of...):

material; stuff (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "particulate"):

dust (fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air)

• PARTICULATE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Composed of distinct particles

Antonym:

nonparticulate (not composed of distinct particles)

 Context examples 

A process of separating particulate matter from a fluid, such as air or a liquid, by passing the fluid carrier through a medium that will not pass the particulates.

(Filtration, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A method to quantify the concentration of particulate matter suspended in a liquid or gas using a nephelometer.

(Nephelometry, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide composed of dextran-coated iron oxide nanoparticles (also known as 'ultrasmall particulate iron oxides' or USPIO).

(Ferumoxtran-10, NCI Thesaurus)

They found that using any NSAID nearly halved the effect of particulate matter on lung function, with the association consistent across all four weekly air pollution measurements.

(Aspirin Could Cut Air Pollution Harms, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

For older women, breathing air that is heavily polluted by vehicle exhaust and other sources of fine particulates nearly doubles the likelihood of developing dementia, finds a study published Tuesday.

(The Surprising Link between Air Pollution, Alzheimer’s Disease, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Lymphocyte-DNA adduct formation is associated with exposure to diesel exhaust particulates and may be associated with an increased risk of developing lung cancer.

(Diesel Exhaust Particulate, NCI Thesaurus)

That left out a whole segment of possibilities including carbon monoxide, ozone and larger particulate matter.

(Pollution Linked to Significant Decline in Human Cognition, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

As part of a feedback loop, PKA can inhibit the activation of particulate guanylyl cyclase.

(Olfactory Transduction Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

NTP scientists evaluated published research on the link between traffic-related air pollution, or TRAP, and hypertensive disorders broken down by pollutant measurements of TRAP, such as particulate matter (PM2.5).

(Pregnancy hypertension risk increased by traffic-related air pollution, National Institutes of Health)

Trees are particularly good at filtering air pollutants such as ozone, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter, which come from cars and roadworks.

(People Living Near Parks in Cities Less Likely to Face Early Death, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)