particule
/ˈpɑːtɪkjuːl/noun
The French preposition de, used as a prefix of nobility in personal names.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Blackwood's Magazine. From French particule the preposition de in French surnames, especially as indicating nobility.
- water chemistry
- water chestnut
- water chevrotain
- water chickweed
- water chute
- water cider
- water clerk
- water clock
- water closet
- water-closeted
- water clover
- watercock
- watercolor
- watercolored
- watercoloring
- watercolour
- watercoloured
- watercolouring
- watercolourist
- water company
- water conditioner
- water content
- water-cool
- water-cooled
- water cooler