Particulate

Pronunciation

• UK

Origin

From Late Latin particulatus, from Latin particula.

Full definition of particulate

Adjective

1. Composed of separate particles.
2. (genetics) Pertaining to heritable characteristics which are attributable discretely to either one or another of an offspring's parents, rather than a blend of the two.
• 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial 2004, p. 41:The rudiments of particulate inheritance were dimly understood already by the breeders of cattle and apples, but nobody was being systematic.

Derived terms

• particulate matter

Noun

1. Any solid or liquid in a subdivided state, especially one that exhibits special characteristics which are negligible in the bulk materialParticulates in engine oil can abrade moving parts.

Anagrams

• catapultier