pulverulent

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pʌlˈvɛrʊlənt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pul ver′yə lənt, -ver′ə lənt)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pul•ver•u•lent  (pul ver′yə lənt, -ver′ə lənt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. consisting of dust or fine powder.
  2. crumbling to dust or powder.
  3. covered with dust or powder.
  • Latin pulverulentus dusty, equivalent. to pulver- (stem of pulvis) dust + -ulentus -ulent
  • 1650–60
pul•ver′u•lence, n. 
pul•ver′u•lent•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pulverulent / pʌlˈvɛrʊlənt/
  1. consisting of, covered with, or crumbling to dust or fine particles
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin pulverulentus, from pulvis dust
'pulverulent' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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