#pulverulent

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Word of the Day: Pulverulent

Pulverulent (puhl-ver-yuh-luh nt, -ver-uh-luh nt)

Adjective

1. covered with dust or powder

2. consisting of dust or fine powder

3. crumbling to dust or powder

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Word of the Day

Elutriation, /ə’lü-trē-ā’shun/ - The operation of washing a pulverulent substance by mixing it with water, and pouring off the liquid in which the foul or extraneous substances are floating, while the heavier particles are deposited at the bottom.

       Source: Webster’s Unabridged New Twentieth Century Dictionary, 1956