pulverulentadj.

Brit.

/pʌlˈvɛr(j)ᵿlənt/,

/pʌlˈvɛr(j)ᵿln̩t/, U.S.

/pəlˈvɛrjələnt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pulverulentus.

Etymology: < classical Latin pulverulentus covered with dust, dusty, resembling specks of dust, gritty < pulver- , pulvis pulver n. + -ulentus -ulent suffix. In sense 3 after French pulvérateur, adjective (see Pulveratores n.). Compare Italian polverulento (1521 as †pulverulento in sense 1, 1610 in sense 2).

1. Chiefly Chemistry. Consisting of or having the form of powder or dust.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > granular texture > [adjective] > powdery or dusty

pulverous?a1425

powderyc1425

mealy1541

dusty1552

mully1570

pulverulentous1640

pulvereous1656

pulverulent1656

pulveral1657

powderal1662

farinaceous1664

smutty1667

snuffy1789

floury1830

pulverulous1841

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Pulverulent, dusty, of dust, full of dust.

1687 R. Midgley New Treat. Nat. Philos. ii. ix. 161 The fumes arising from the common Cupels, being collected in an Alembick, are condensed into a clear viscous, pulverulent, or gritty, and consequently mettalline Water.

1741 tr. J. A. Cramer Elements Art of assaying Metals ii. 223 There will remain at the Bottom a pulverulent, dark red Caput Mortuum, which must be taken out of the Vessel.

1790 W. Nicholson First Princ. Chem. 38 A chemical bath is usually made by putting a quantity of water, sand, or other fluid or pulverulent substance, into a metallic vessel.

1806 W. Saunders Mineral Waters i. 20 The glutinous part of wheat flour, [which is] dry and pulverulent.

1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 316 In Lycopodium..the pulverulent thecæ occupy the upper ends of the shoots.

1883 Athenæum 11 Aug. 183/2 A pressure of 5,000 atmospheres caused pulverulent matters to aggregate into crystalline masses.

1922 Lincoln (Nebraska) State Jrnl. 19 Feb. 7/6 Ordinary tenacious white tin is no longer stable at below-zero temperatures, but may change into a grey and pulverulent condition.

1940 G. H. J. Adlam & L. S. Price Higher School Certificate Inorg. Chem. (ed. 2) xlvii. 496 Pure chromium separates in a pulverulent form.

2002 Trends Analyt. Chem. 21 241/2 This allows..physical properties (such as density, viscosity, and particle size in pulverulent solids) determined.

2. Covered with powder or dust, dusty; (chiefly Mycology and Entomology) having a powdery or dusty appearance.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > dirtiness or soiling with specific kinds of dirt > [adjective] > dusty

dustya1225

dustish1647

pulvereous1656

pulverulent1737

stoury1792

adust1827

poucey1829

sneezy1848

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > parts of insects > [adjective] > of marking or colouring > sprinkled with minute dots

pulverulent1737

irrorate1826

lutose1826

irrorated1843

the world > plants > appearance of plant > defined by texture > [adjective] > rough, granulated, or powdery

mealy1567

miliary1760

scurvy1763

pulverulent1828

grumous1830

pulveraceous1857

pannose1866

scabrid1866

scabriusculous1866

scaberulous1870

saccharine1889

panniform1894

1737 M. Akenside Poet in Gentleman's Mag. July 441 On shelves pulverulent, majestic stands His library.

1777 J. Lightfoot Flora Scotica II. 707 At the summits of the branches are naked green peduncles..terminated each with a dark green minute pulverulent head.

1828 R. K. Greville Sc. Cryptog. Flora VI. 338 Perithecia..white and pulverulent.

1884 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 1883–4 21 174 The forewings of Volupia are also red with fine pulverulent pale lines.

1913 F. L. Stevens Fungi which cause Plant Dis. 433 Surface white, pulverulent or finely tomentose.

1931 C. E. Salmon Flora of Surrey 548 Leaves green on both sides, sparingly pulverulent.

1998 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 85 316/2 Leaves..purplish beneath, and the minor venation mostly elevated, often appearing pulverulent.

†3. Ornithology. Designating or characteristic of birds that use dust bathing as a means of feather maintenance. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > actions or bird defined by > [adjective] > that cleans with dust

pulveratricious1661

pulverulent1793

1793 J. Leslie tr. Comte de Buffon Nat. Hist. Birds VIII. 188 Porphyrion..is also a pulverulent bird [Fr. oiseau pulvérateur], like the cock.

1869 P. Gillmore tr. G. L. Figuier Reptiles & Birds v. 410 Partridges have, like the Quail, the pulverulent instinct.

4. Chiefly Geology. Tending to crumble to powder; friable, crumbly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > lack of density > [adjective] > loose texture > lacking cohesion > friable or crumbly

crumbly?1523

friable1563

crummy1567

mouldery1600

short1607

bruisable1611

powdery1657

brashya1722

pulverulent1794

powderous1863

1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. 500 Calcareous stone is also found in the pulverulent form; and of this kind is chalk.

1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy II. 381 Ashes, sand, and light pulverulent scoriæ.

1849 Watertown (Wisconsin) Chron. 6 June 1/4 If the ploughing be done in the fall..the frequent freezings and thawings of winter will render it perfectly pulverulent by spring.

1856 W. B. Carpenter Microscope 373 A thallus..which, in consequence of the very slight adhesion of its component cells, is said to be ‘pulverulent’.

1918 S. L. Lloyd Mining & Manuf. Fertilizing Materials ii. 25 Many clay soils are rendered porous and pulverulent by an application of lime.

2005 Geoderma 126 189/1 A fine pulverulent weathered limestone.

†5. Pulverizing, crushing. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > pressing, pressure, or squeezing > [adjective] > crushing

Juggernautish1819

vice-like1835

hugging1841

pulverulent1864

Juggernautal1888

1864 J. Ruskin Arrows of Chace (1880) I. 260 The pulverulent effect [on masses of stone] of original precipitation to glacier level from two or three thousand feet above.

Derivatives

pulˈverulently adv. rare with or as with a covering of fine powder.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > appearance of plant > defined by texture > [adverb]

pulverulently1821

1821 W. P. C. Barton Flora N. Amer. (new ed.) I. 113 Corolla pulverulently rough within.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pulverulent
释义	pulverulentadj. Brit. /pʌlˈvɛr(j)ᵿlənt/, /pʌlˈvɛr(j)ᵿln̩t/, U.S. /pəlˈvɛrjələnt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pulverulentus. Etymology: < classical Latin pulverulentus covered with dust, dusty, resembling specks of dust, gritty < pulver- , pulvis pulver n. + -ulentus -ulent suffix. In sense 3 after French pulvérateur, adjective (see Pulveratores n.). Compare Italian polverulento (1521 as †pulverulento in sense 1, 1610 in sense 2). 1. Chiefly Chemistry. Consisting of or having the form of powder or dust. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > granular texture > [adjective] > powdery or dusty pulverous?a1425 powderyc1425 mealy1541 dusty1552 mully1570 pulverulentous1640 pulvereous1656 pulverulent1656 pulveral1657 powderal1662 farinaceous1664 smutty1667 snuffy1789 floury1830 pulverulous1841 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Pulverulent, dusty, of dust, full of dust. 1687 R. Midgley New Treat. Nat. Philos. ii. ix. 161 The fumes arising from the common Cupels, being collected in an Alembick, are condensed into a clear viscous, pulverulent, or gritty, and consequently mettalline Water. 1741 tr. J. A. Cramer Elements Art of assaying Metals ii. 223 There will remain at the Bottom a pulverulent, dark red Caput Mortuum, which must be taken out of the Vessel. 1790 W. Nicholson First Princ. Chem. 38 A chemical bath is usually made by putting a quantity of water, sand, or other fluid or pulverulent substance, into a metallic vessel. 1806 W. Saunders Mineral Waters i. 20 The glutinous part of wheat flour, [which is] dry and pulverulent. 1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 316 In Lycopodium..the pulverulent thecæ occupy the upper ends of the shoots. 1883 Athenæum 11 Aug. 183/2 A pressure of 5,000 atmospheres caused pulverulent matters to aggregate into crystalline masses. 1922 Lincoln (Nebraska) State Jrnl. 19 Feb. 7/6 Ordinary tenacious white tin is no longer stable at below-zero temperatures, but may change into a grey and pulverulent condition. 1940 G. H. J. Adlam & L. S. Price Higher School Certificate Inorg. Chem. (ed. 2) xlvii. 496 Pure chromium separates in a pulverulent form. 2002 Trends Analyt. Chem. 21 241/2 This allows..physical properties (such as density, viscosity, and particle size in pulverulent solids) determined. 2. Covered with powder or dust, dusty; (chiefly Mycology and Entomology) having a powdery or dusty appearance. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > dirtiness or soiling with specific kinds of dirt > [adjective] > dusty dustya1225 dustish1647 pulvereous1656 pulverulent1737 stoury1792 adust1827 poucey1829 sneezy1848 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > parts of insects > [adjective] > of marking or colouring > sprinkled with minute dots pulverulent1737 irrorate1826 lutose1826 irrorated1843 the world > plants > appearance of plant > defined by texture > [adjective] > rough, granulated, or powdery mealy1567 miliary1760 scurvy1763 pulverulent1828 grumous1830 pulveraceous1857 pannose1866 scabrid1866 scabriusculous1866 scaberulous1870 saccharine1889 panniform1894 1737 M. Akenside Poet in Gentleman's Mag. July 441 On shelves pulverulent, majestic stands His library. 1777 J. Lightfoot Flora Scotica II. 707 At the summits of the branches are naked green peduncles..terminated each with a dark green minute pulverulent head. 1828 R. K. Greville Sc. Cryptog. Flora VI. 338 Perithecia..white and pulverulent. 1884 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 1883–4 21 174 The forewings of Volupia are also red with fine pulverulent pale lines. 1913 F. L. Stevens Fungi which cause Plant Dis. 433 Surface white, pulverulent or finely tomentose. 1931 C. E. Salmon Flora of Surrey 548 Leaves green on both sides, sparingly pulverulent. 1998 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 85 316/2 Leaves..purplish beneath, and the minor venation mostly elevated, often appearing pulverulent. †3. Ornithology. Designating or characteristic of birds that use dust bathing as a means of feather maintenance. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > actions or bird defined by > [adjective] > that cleans with dust pulveratricious1661 pulverulent1793 1793 J. Leslie tr. Comte de Buffon Nat. Hist. Birds VIII. 188 Porphyrion..is also a pulverulent bird [Fr. oiseau pulvérateur], like the cock. 1869 P. Gillmore tr. G. L. Figuier Reptiles & Birds v. 410 Partridges have, like the Quail, the pulverulent instinct. 4. Chiefly Geology. Tending to crumble to powder; friable, crumbly. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > lack of density > [adjective] > loose texture > lacking cohesion > friable or crumbly crumbly?1523 friable1563 crummy1567 mouldery1600 short1607 bruisable1611 powdery1657 brashya1722 pulverulent1794 powderous1863 1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. 500 Calcareous stone is also found in the pulverulent form; and of this kind is chalk. 1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy II. 381 Ashes, sand, and light pulverulent scoriæ. 1849 Watertown (Wisconsin) Chron. 6 June 1/4 If the ploughing be done in the fall..the frequent freezings and thawings of winter will render it perfectly pulverulent by spring. 1856 W. B. Carpenter Microscope 373 A thallus..which, in consequence of the very slight adhesion of its component cells, is said to be ‘pulverulent’. 1918 S. L. Lloyd Mining & Manuf. Fertilizing Materials ii. 25 Many clay soils are rendered porous and pulverulent by an application of lime. 2005 Geoderma 126 189/1 A fine pulverulent weathered limestone. †5. Pulverizing, crushing. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > pressing, pressure, or squeezing > [adjective] > crushing Juggernautish1819 vice-like1835 hugging1841 pulverulent1864 Juggernautal1888 1864 J. Ruskin Arrows of Chace (1880) I. 260 The pulverulent effect [on masses of stone] of original precipitation to glacier level from two or three thousand feet above. Derivatives pulˈverulently adv. rare with or as with a covering of fine powder. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > appearance of plant > defined by texture > [adverb] pulverulently1821 1821 W. P. C. Barton Flora N. Amer. (new ed.) I. 113 Corolla pulverulently rough within. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1656
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