English Explanatory Dictionary

pulverulent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Consisting of, covered with, or disintegrating into a fine powder; powdery; dusty.

Pronunciation

/pʌlˈvɛɹjələnt/

Word forms

pulverulent more pulverulent most pulverulent pulverulentous pulverulous

Etymology

From Latin pulverulentus, from pulvis (“dust”). By surface analysis, pulver + -ule + -ent.

Related words

pulverulence pulverulently
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