pulverulence

Roget-categorie 330

3. Words relating to matter
› 3.2. Inorganic matter
›› 3.2.1. Solid matter

#330. Pulverulence

zelfstandig naamwoord

powderiness^† [State of powder.], pulverulence^† — sandiness etc. adj. — efflorescence — friability.
powder, dust, sand, shingle — sawdust — grit — meal, bran, flour, farina, rice, paddy, spore, sporule^† — crumb, seed, grain — particle etc. (smallness) 32 — limature^†, filings, debris, detritus, tailings, talus slope, scobs^†, magistery^†, fine powder — flocculi [Lat.].
smoke — cloud of dust, cloud of sand, cloud of smoke — puff of smoke, volume of smoke — sand storm, dust storm.
[Reduction to powder] pulverization, comminution^†, attenuation, granulation, disintegration, subaction^†, contusion, trituration [Chem], levigation^†, abrasion, detrition, multure^† — limitation — tripsis^† — filing etc. v.. [Instruments for pulverization] mill, arrastra^†, gristmill, grater, rasp, file, mortar and pestle, nutmeg grater, teeth, grinder, grindstone, kern^†, quern^†, koniology^†.

werkwoord

come to dust — be disintegrated, be reduced to powder &c.. reduce to powder, grind to powder — pulverize, comminute, granulate, triturate, levigate^† — scrape, file, abrade, rub down, grind, grate, rasp, pound, bray, bruise — contuse, contund^† — beat, crush, cranch^†, craunch^†, crunch, scranch^†, crumble, disintegrate — attenuate etc. 195.

bijvoeglijk naamwoord

powdery, pulverulent^†, granular, mealy, floury, farinaceous, branny^†, furfuraceous^†, flocculent, dusty, sandy, sabulous^†, psammous^† — arenose^†, arenarious^†, arenaceous^† — gritty, efflorescent, impalpable — lentiginous^†, lepidote^†, sabuline^† — sporaceous^†, sporous^†.
pulverizable — friable, crumbly, shivery — pulverized etc. v. — attrite^† — in pieces.

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