: a particulate substance
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Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
Compared to just the year before, particulate pollution levels rose nationwide by an average of 20 percent, the data showed.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 28 Aug. 2025
Angelica Ang, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
When air pollution in the form of sulfur dioxide, nitrous oxide, particulate matter and mercury spew from fossil fuel burning power plants, the health of communities living nearby are at risk, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 14 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
The warnings mean ground-level ozone and particulate concentrations are forecast to reach dangerous levels.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
Compared to just the year before, particulate pollution levels rose nationwide by an average of 20 percent, the data showed.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
Central, South, and Southeast Asia lost as much as 11% of their 2019 GDP owing to exposure to fine particulate matter, according to World Bank estimates.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
When air pollution in the form of sulfur dioxide, nitrous oxide, particulate matter and mercury spew from fossil fuel burning power plants, the health of communities living nearby are at risk, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Particulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/particulate. Accessed 31 Oct. 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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