Pulverulence
Nouns
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powderiness [State of powder.], pulverulence
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sandiness etc. adj.
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efflorescence
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friability. powder, dust, sand, shingle
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sawdust
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grit
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meal, bran, flour, farina, rice, paddy, spore, sporule
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crumb, seed, grain
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particle etc. (smallness) Smallness
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limature, filings, debris, detritus, tailings, talus slope, scobs, magistery, fine powder
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cloud of dust, cloud of sand, cloud of smoke
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puff of smoke, volume of smoke
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sand storm, dust storm. [Reduction to powder] pulverization, comminution, attenuation, granulation, disintegration, subaction, contusion, trituration [Chem], levigation, abrasion, detrition, multure
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limitation
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tripsis
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filing etc. v.. [Instruments for pulverization] mill, arrastra, gristmill, grater, rasp, file, mortar and pestle, nutmeg grater, teeth, grinder, grindstone, kern, quern, koniology.
Verbs
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come to dust
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be disintegrated, be reduced to powder etc.. reduce to powder, grind to powder
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pulverize, comminute, granulate, triturate, levigate
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scrape, file, abrade, rub down, grind, grate, rasp, pound, bray, bruise
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contuse, contund
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beat, crush, cranch, craunch, crunch, scranch, crumble, disintegrate
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attenuate etc. Contraction.
Adjectives
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powdery, pulverulent, granular, mealy, floury, farinaceous, branny, furfuraceous, flocculent, dusty, sandy, sabulous, psammous
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arenose, arenarious, arenaceous
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gritty, efflorescent, impalpable
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lentiginous, lepidote, sabuline
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sporaceous, sporous. pulverizable
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friable, crumbly, shivery
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pulverized etc. v.
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attrite
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in pieces.