pulverulent
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pul·ver·u·lent
(pŭl-vĕr′yə-lənt, -vĕr′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.]
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pulverulent
(pʌlˈvɛrʊlənt)adj
consisting of, covered with, or crumbling to dust or fine particles
[C17: from Latin pulverulentus, from pulvis dust]
pulˈverulence n
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pul•ver•u•lent
(pʌlˈvɛr yə lənt, -ˈvɛr ə lənt)adj.
1. consisting of dust or fine powder.
2. crumbling to dust or powder.
3. covered with dust or powder.
[1650–60; < Latin pulverulentus dusty =pulver- (s. of pulvis) dust + -ulentus -ulent]
pul•ver′u•lence, n.
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