Synonyms for particulate
pərˈtɪk yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt, pəˈtɪk-, pɑr-par·tic·u·late

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1. particulate, particulate matteradjective

   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 matter

   Antonyms:
   nonparticulate

2. particulateadjective

   composed of distinct particles

   Antonyms:
   nonparticulate

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1. List of paraphrases for "particulate":

   particle, particles, particulates, pm, particle-bound

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1. David Reichmuth:

   When you think about particulate matter, you might first think about dust, but we're talking about particles that are much smaller, it gets deep into your lungs and bloodstream. It literally shortens people's lives.

2. Marcelo Mena-Carrasco:

   We should be very concerned about this, the Harvard University paper shows every microgram per cubic meter of particulate matter causes a 15 % increase in COVID-19 death rates.

3. Eli Dickerson:

   Another thing that trees do for us is sequester pollution, on top of living in an area that might flood more, living in an area that's hotter, living in an area that also has more particulate matter and worse air quality, all of this can be addressed by trees.

4. Albert Rizzo:

   The particulate matter is what leads the airways to be a very fertile ground for uninvited infection like the Covid virus to get into our airway, the immune system is only geared up to try to fight the effects of a particulate matter and now it has a virus that it has to trigger against as well.

5. Clifford Bassett:

   Anytime we can have an opportunity to improve air quality and, in particular, reduce particulate air pollutants from power plants it is a win-win for society at large.