Definition of particulate
: of or relating to minute separate particles
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Origin and Etymology of particulate
Latin particula
First Known Use: 1870
particulate
Definition of particulate
: a particulate substance
1942
First Known Use of particulate
1942
Medical Dictionary
Medical Definition of particulate
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
particulate
Medical Definition of particulate
: a particulate substance emission of particulates by car engines cytoplasmic particulates in the cell
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