particulates

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Noun

particulates

1. plural of particulate (“solid or liquid in a subdivided state”).

   Synonym: particulate matter

   • 2006, Edwin Black, chapter 1, in Internal Combustion‎:

     If successful, Edison and Ford—in 1914—would move society away from the […] hazards of gasoline cars: air and water pollution, noise and noxiousness, constant coughing and the undeniable rise in cancers caused by smoke exhaust particulates.

Verb

particulates

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of particulate

Further reading

• particulates on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• catapultiers