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pulverulent

 
Dictionary: pul·ver·u·lent   (pŭl-vĕr'yə-lənt, -vĕr'ə-) pronunciation

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.]


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adjective

    Consisting of small particles: dusty, fine1, powdery, pulverous. See big/small/amount.

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