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PARTICULATE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small discrete mass of solid or liquid matter that remains individually dispersed in gas or liquid emissions (usually considered to be an atmospheric pollutant)
Synonyms:
particulate; particulate matter
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("particulate" is a kind of...):
material; stuff (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "particulate"):
dust (fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Composed of distinct particles
Classified under:
Antonym:
nonparticulate (not composed of distinct particles)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb particulate
Context examples:
However, the situation is different in developing Asia Pacific countries where older vehicles are still widely used, and the burning of solid fuels for cooking already adds to particulate matter in ambient air.
(Nanoparticles raise vascular risk by escaping the lungs, SciDev.Net)
To do this, they exposed human lung tissue to particulate matter smaller than 10 microns (10 μm), which is commonly emitted as a result of these fires and can reach the lung alveoli.
(Lung damage from agricultural fires probed, SciDev.Net)
Researchers found that in 2015, diesel vehicles emitted 13.1 million tons of NOx, a chemical precursor to particulate matter and ozone.
(Diesel Pollutes More Than Lab Tests Detect, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The study found that even low levels of particulate matter may adversely affect the kidneys.
(Breathing Dirty Air May Harm Kidneys, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sets standards to control the emission of these particulates and to protect the public health.
(Airborne Particulate Matter, NCI Thesaurus)
These compounds are normally found in particulate emissions from many combustion sources, like diesel exhaust.
(Nitroarene Carcinogen, NCI Thesaurus)
Activation may be provided by contact with the glass tube or exposure to activators (e.g., ellagic acid, particulate silicates such as diatomaceous earth or kaolin) before addition of the calcium chloride.
(Partial Thromboplastin Time, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Listed as reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen in Report on Carcinogens (ROC), this group comprise a large class of structurally related chemicals that are normally found in particulate emissions from many combustion sources, most notably, diesel exhausts.
(Nitroarene Compound, NCI Thesaurus)
Antigen Targeting involves specific and high affinity non-covalent interaction (binding) of an antibody reagent through intermolecular physical forces of attraction and spatial complementarity with a soluble or particulate substance (antigen) that induces an immune response.
(Antigen Targeting, NCI Thesaurus)
Phagocytosis Inhibition involves interference with, or restraint of, the process of endocytosis of particulate material by phagocytes, such as microorganisms or cellular fragments and debris, into membranous phagosomes that fuse with lysosmes and result in digestion of the ingested material; an important defense against infection.
(Phagocytosis Inhibition, NCI Thesaurus)
