particulateadj詞源 1/pɑːˈtɪk.jʊ.lɪt/

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  Composed of separate particles.

  • particulate air pollution
  • particulate matter
• 2

  biologygeneticsmedicinePertaining to heritable characteristics which are attributable discretely to either one or another of an offspring's parents, rather than a blend of the two.

  • The rudiments of particulate inheritance were dimly understood already by the breeders of cattle and apples, but nobody was being systematic.

particulatenoun詞源 1/pɑːˈtɪk.jʊ.lɪt/

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  Any solid or liquid in a subdivided state, especially one that exhibits special characteristics which are negligible in the bulk material.

  • Particulates in engine oil can abrade moving parts.

particulateverb詞源 1/pɑːˈtɪk.jʊ.lɪt/

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  To reduce to particles, make particulate.

  • Only after the explosion has particulated the poison and given it every opportunity to vaporize can any appreciable concentration of gas be present in the air.
  • The study proved that Sialon particulated smaller than 0.5 micron could be sintered without using any auxiliary additives.

particulateverb詞源 2

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  obsoleteSynonym of particularize.

  • And I am bolde (contrary to the cuſtome of ſome vvriters) to leaue to particulate in my Epiſtle any part of the argument vvhich vvith ſo great grauitie he hath digeſted ar large in ſo great a volume: […]
  • But what particulate we thus, that much in few would write?