particulatenoun [ C usually plural ]
uk/pɑːˈtɪk.jə.lət/us/pɑːrˈtɪk.jə.lət/specializedan extremely small piece of dirt, especially one produced by road vehicles, that causes pollution
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Environmental issues
- air pollution
- biodegrade
- biotic index
- carbon capture
- carbon credits
- carbon-neutral
- defoliant
- dumping ground
- eco-footprint
- ecology
- emission
- environmentally friendly
- exhaustible
- natural resources
- photochemical smog
- preservation
- preservationist
- reclamation
- recycle
- reduce, reuse, recycle idiom
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particulate
adjective /pəˈtɪ.kjuː.lət/
health risks posed by particulate matter