particulate
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7.5
- noun
- /pɑrˈtɪkjʊlɪt/
- Specialized
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partícula
- Just the soot, that particulate matter coming from coal plants, kills more than 10,000 Americans every year.
- particulate matter
- particulate emissions
- fine particulates
The more oxides and nitrogen that knocks, that causes ground level ozone and pollution, you emit more particulates.
- The more oxides and nitrogen that knocks, that causes ground level ozone and pollution, you emit more particulates.
- It's true if you look at the number of people who have to, who have to breathe air with more particulates than some threshold in the developing world.
- So there's still particulates in the air affecting our streets that come from braking that come from other other elements of of car use.
- So smells are created by these little volatiles, tiny little particulates of whatever it is that goes on, and they're made-up of something fundamental.
Examples
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Burning coal carries well-known risks: acid rain, particulate pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions, to name the main ones.
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From a health standpoint, the actual number of particulates produced and their size are more meaningful.
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So you can feel the, what do you call it, the particulate matter in the air?
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However, it simultaneously dumps tons of particulate into the air, water, and onto the land.
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The character of the particulates above Mexico City relates directly to the local physical geography.
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Oh, please tell me you had that tested for residual particulates.
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Nitrogen compounds also react with other air pollutants to form toxic ozone and particulate matter.
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Recent air quality studies, including from CARB California Air Quality Resource Board ... ... have named submicron-sized particulates being particularly harmful for human respiration.
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Exhaust steam passes through a high-efficiency submicron-particulate air filter and an activated carbon filter that removes volatile organic compounds.
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High levels of particulate matter in the air can lead to serious health problems.
Synonyms
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4.2
A very small piece or amount of something
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4.6
A very small piece like a grain, for example of sugar or sand
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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8.1
A stream of very small bits of matter, like atoms, that carries energy and can pass through things
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word particulate comes from the Latin particula, which means 'small part', and is related to familiar words like part and particle. So a particulate is a tiny bit of solid or liquid, often a pollutant, that can float in air or water.