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Definition of "pulverulent" []

  • Made of, covered with, or crumbling to fine powder or dust. (adjective)
  • Dusty; crumbly. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "pulverulent" in a sentence
  • "Sago occurs in commerce in two states, pulverulent and granulated."
  • "Nearly all the face of the country was covered with alkali dust, which, in a light, pulverulent state, rose and filled the air at the slightest breeze or other disturbance."
  • "These are plants growing in sea or fresh water, or on damp surfaces, with a filamentous, or more rarely a leaf-like pulverulent or gelatinous thallus; the last two forms essentially microscopic."