pulverulent

[ puhl-ver-yuh-luhnt, -ver-uh-luhnt ]
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adjective
  1. consisting of dust or fine powder.

  2. crumbling to dust or powder.

  1. covered with dust or powder.

Origin of pulverulent

1
1650–60; <Latin pulverulentus dusty, equivalent to pulver- (stem of pulvis) dust + -ulentus-ulent

Other words from pulverulent

  • pul·ver·u·lence, noun
  • pul·ver·u·lent·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for pulverulent

pulverulent

/ (pʌlˈvɛrʊlənt) /


adjective
  1. consisting of, covered with, or crumbling to dust or fine particles

Origin of pulverulent

1
C17: from Latin pulverulentus, from pulvis dust

Derived forms of pulverulent

  • pulverulence, noun

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