particulate
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin particulatus, from Latin particula.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
particulate (comparative more particulate, superlative most particulate)
- Composed of separate particles.
- (genetics) Pertaining to heritable characteristics which are attributable discretely to either one or another of an offspring's parents, rather than a blend of the two.
- 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial 2004, p. 41:
- The rudiments of particulate inheritance were dimly understood already by the breeders of cattle and apples, but nobody was being systematic.
- 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial 2004, p. 41:
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Noun[edit]
particulate (plural particulates)
- 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.