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adjective
1.
consisting of dust or fine powder.
2.
crumbling to dust or powder.
3.
covered with dust or powder.
Origin:
1650–60; < Latin pulverulentus dusty, equivalent to pulver- (stem of pulvis) dust + -ulentus -ulent
1650–60; < Latin pulverulentus dusty, equivalent to pulver- (stem of pulvis) dust + -ulentus -ulent
Related forms
pul·ver·u·lence, noun
pul·ver·u·lent·ly, adverb
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Pulverulent
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