PULVERULENT


Meaning of PULVERULENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpəl-ˈver-yə-lənt, -ˈver-ə- ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin pulverulentus dusty, from pulver-, pulvis

Date: circa 1656

1. : consisting of or reducible to fine powder

2. : being or looking dusty : crumbly

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.