Particulate vs. Particle

Particulate vs. Particle — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Particulate and Particle

Particulateadjective

Composed of separate particles.

particulate air pollutionparticulate matter

Particlenoun

A very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest possible part of something.

Particulateadjective

(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.

Particlenoun

(physics) Any of various physical objects making up the constituent parts of an atom; an elementary particle or subatomic particle.

Particulatenoun

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.

Particlenoun

(linguistics) A word that has a particular grammatical function but does not obviously belong to any particular part of speech, such as the word to in English infinitives or O as a vocative particle.

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Particulatenoun

a small discrete mass of solid or liquid matter that remains individually dispersed in gas or liquid emissions (usually considered to be an atmospheric pollutant)

Particlenoun

(linguistics) A part of speech which cannot be inflected: an adverb, preposition, conjunction or interjection.

Particulateadjective

composed of distinct particles

Particlenoun

(Christianity) In the Roman Catholic church, a crumb of consecrated bread; also the smaller breads used in the communion of the laity.

Particlenoun

(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

Particlenoun

a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions

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Particlenoun

a function word that can be used in English to form phrasal verbs