different between pulverulence vs pulverulent

English

Noun

pulverulence (uncountable)

1. The state or characteristic of being powdery or dusty.
   • 1982, G. Vitalis and I. Puskas-Hogyes, "Engineering geological and construction technological characteristics of triassic dolomites in Hungary," Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, vol. 25, no. 1, p. 79,

     There are rock varieties with different degrees of decomposition and pulverulence.

Related terms

• pulverulent
• pulverulently

References

• "pulverulence" at OneLook® Dictionary Search.

English

Alternative forms

• pulverulentous
• pulverulous

Etymology

From Latin pulverulentus, from pulvis (“dust”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?l?v??j?l?nt/
• Hyphenation: pul?ver?u?lent

Adjective

pulverulent (comparative more pulverulent, superlative most pulverulent)

1. Consisting of, covered with, or disintegrating into a fine powder; powdery; dusty.
   • 1900, H. G. Wells, Love and Mr. Lewisham, ch. 15,

     The first pulverulent snows told that Christmas was at hand.

   • 2004, Umberto Eco (Geoffrey Brock. trans.), The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana, ?ISBN, p. 120,

     If a cellar prefigures the underworld, an attic promises a rather threadbare paradise, where the dead bodies appear in a pulverulent glow.

Related terms

• pulverulence
• pulverulently

Translations

References

• "pulverulent" at OneLook® Dictionary Search.

Romanian

Etymology

From French pulvérulent, from Latin pulverulentus.

Adjective

pulverulent m or n (feminine singular pulverulent?, masculine plural pulverulen?i, feminine and neuter plural pulverulente)

1. pulverulent

Declension