pulverized
- adjective
- /ˈpʌlvəˌraɪzd/
- US
- She sprinkled pulverized sugar over the top of the cake for decoration.
Examples
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Mica powder is minerals that have been pulverized to a powder, and when mixed with a synthetic resin and some base pigment, they can create a metallic paint.
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In addition to abrasive agents like pumice, pulverized bone, powdered glass and crushed shell.
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We're going to do a pulverized chip identification test.
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It's a, it's a, it's actually a pulverized version of of barley.
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Anything that is dry and pulverized down into a powder that has flavor can become a crumb.
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The chef used pulverized spices to enhance the flavor of the dish.
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The scientist analyzed the pulverized rock samples to learn more about the area.
Synonyms
In the form of many tiny dry pieces, like spices or sugar
Contains very small, closely packed particles that make it feel smooth like fine sugar
Material crushed into small pieces, for example when grinding spices
Made of very small pieces like fine sand
How Fine
- US
Surface Forms
Morphology
pulverized = pulverize (semi-transparent) = pulver + ize + ed
The step from the verb 'pulverize' to the adjective 'pulverized' is a regular past-participle/adjectival formation using -ed and is predictable.
Etymology
The word pulverized comes from the Latin root pulvis 'dust' and the part -ize 'make', so it literally means 'made into dust'. The same root is in the familiar word powder, so pulverized means crushed or ground into very tiny pieces.