different between particulate vs nonparticulate

English

Etymology

From New Latin particulatus, from particula, diminutive of pars.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /p???t?kj?l?t/, /p???t?kj?le?t/, /p??t?kj?l?t/, /p??t?kj?le?t/
• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /p???t?kj?l?t/
• Rhymes: -?kj?l?t

Adjective

particulate (comparative more particulate, superlative most particulate)

1. Composed of separate particles. [from late 19th c.]

2. (genetics) 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.
   • 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial 2004, p. 41:

     The rudiments of particulate inheritance were dimly understood already by the breeders of cattle and apples, but nobody was being systematic.

Derived terms

Noun

particulate (plural particulates)

1. (chiefly in the plural) Any solid or liquid in a subdivided state, especially one that exhibits special characteristics which are negligible in the bulk material. [from 1960]

   Synonym: particulate matter

Translations

Further reading

• particulates on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• catapultier

English

Etymology

non- +? particulate

Adjective

nonparticulate (not comparable)

1. Not particulate.