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pulverulent

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pul⋅ver⋅u⋅lent

  [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.
3. covered with dust or powder.
Origin:
1650–60; < L pulverulentus dusty, equiv. to pulver- (s. of pulvis) dust + -ulentus -ulent

Related forms:
pul⋅ver⋅u⋅lence, noun
pul⋅ver⋅u⋅lent⋅ly, adverb
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pul·ver·u·lent   (pŭl-věr'yə-lənt, -věr'ə-)   
adj.  

  1. Made of, covered with, or crumbling to fine powder or dust.

  2. Dusty; crumbly.


[Latin pulverulentus : from pulvis, pulver-, dust + -ulentus, abounding in.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pul·ver·u·lent
Pronunciation: "p&l-'ver-(y)&-l&nt
Function: adjective
1 : consisting of or reducible tofine powder
2 : being or looking dusty
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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