pulverulent

[ puhl-ver-yuh-luhnt, -ver-uh-luhnt ]

/ pʌlˈvɛr yə lənt, -ˈvɛr ə lənt /

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adjective

consisting of dust or fine powder.

crumbling to dust or powder.

covered with dust or powder.

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Origin of pulverulent

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

OTHER WORDS FROM pulverulent

pul·ver·u·lence, nounpul·ver·u·lent·ly, adverb

Words nearby pulverulent

pultaceous, pulu, pulv., pulverable, pulverize, pulverulent, pulvillus, pulvinar, pulvinate, pulvinus, puma

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How to use pulverulent in a sentence

The pulverulent materials of glass, heated until they coalesce without melting.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
It occurs pulverulent, and also compact, with a fracture somewhat lamellar.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
By the combined action of heat and charcoal, it passes first into a red pulverulent oxide, and then into metallic lead.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
On the heavy pulverulent gold which remains in the vessel, some more acid should be boiled, to carry off any residuary silver.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure

At the bottom of each balloon a nucleus of salt remains, surrounded with fixed pulverulent matter.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure

British Dictionary definitions for pulverulent

pulverulent

/ (pʌlˈvɛrʊlənt) /

adjective

consisting of, covered with, or crumbling to dust or fine particles

Derived forms of pulverulent

pulverulence, noun

Word Origin for pulverulent

C17: from Latin pulverulentus, from pulvis dust

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