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particulate

/pɑɹˈtɪkjʊlət/ /pɑːˈtɪkjʊleɪt/

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noun

Partikel, Feinstaub

(chiefly in plural) Any solid or liquid in a subdivided state, especially one that exhibits special characteristics which are negligible in the bulk material.

Examples :

"Particulates in engine oil can abrade moving parts."

Partikel im Motoröl können bewegliche Teile abreiben.

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adjective

Partikelartig, körnig

Composed of separate particles.

Examples :

"particulate air pollution"

Partikelartige Luftverschmutzung

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adjective

partikular, auf einzelne Merkmale bezogen

Pertaining to heritable characteristics which are attributable discretely to either one or another of an offspring's parents, rather than a blend of the two.

Examples :

"Because eye color inheritance is particulate, a child doesn't end up with a blended shade of their parents' eye colors, but rather inherits either one parent's brown eyes or the other's blue eyes. "

Da die Vererbung der Augenfarbe partikular ist, hat ein Kind am Ende nicht einen gemischten Farbton der Augenfarben seiner Eltern, sondern erbt entweder die braunen Augen des einen Elternteils oder die blauen Augen des anderen.

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