particulate
particulate
Definition
par·ticu·late (pär tik′yə lit, -lāt′)
adjective
of, pertaining to, or consisting of very small, separate particles
noun
a very minute particle
particulate
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- emit: These " filters " are proving highly effective at removing up to 90 % of all particulates emitted from diesel vehicles.
- suspend: Traditionally, the monitoring of arsenic has been made on the total suspended particulates in air.
- remove: Vegetation can help remove airborne particulates in a variety of ways.
- produce: Description There is concern about the health effects of ultra fine particulates produced by road vehicles.
- include: Air pollution, including particulates from traffic fumes, could be responsible for one in six cot deaths caused by Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
- measure: Emissions research focusing upon test methodologies and the instrumentation to measure small particulates is significant and builds upon previous work in this area.
Adjective modifier
- airborne: Vegetation can help remove airborne particulates in a variety of ways.
- diesel: The new animal studies did not allow any conclusions to be made regarding the mechanisms of tumor induction by diesel particulates in humans.
- fine: Description There is concern about the health effects of ultra fine particulates produced by road vehicles.
- secondary: The scenarios have also been interpreted in terms of a ' blame matrix ' for human exposure to secondary particulates.
- less: Less smoke, less particulates, means less pollution.
- small: There are many different types of aerosols small particulates in the atmosphere which are affected by human activity.
Modifies a noun
- traps: Fleet efficiency - particulate traps on diesel vehicles, some vehicles dual fuel, electric or LPG.
- pollution: Recently, these studies have expanded to include particulate air pollution.
- pollutant: A major source of particulate pollutants in urban areas arises from road transport.
- emission: Reduces particulate emissions by up to 28 per cent.
- matter: DPM Diesel particulate matter, or defects per million.
- contaminant: An integral strainer on the inlet side should prevent possible malfunction from particulate contaminants in the mains gas supply.
Preposition: in
- atmosphere: Over 1000 deaths a year in Scotland are now attributed to levels of health-damaging particulates in the atmosphere ( see note 9 ).
- air: Traditionally, the monitoring of arsenic has been made on the total suspended particulates in air.
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