noun Download 🔗Share (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." material substance chemistry physics environment science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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adjective Download 🔗Share 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. " biology family science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading