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pulverized |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pulverize \Pul"ver*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pulverized}; p. pr & vb n. {Pulverizing}.] [F. pulv['e]riser, L. pulverizare fr pulvis dust, powder. See {Powder}.] To reduce of fine powder or dust, as by beating, grinding, or the like as friable substances may be pulverized by grinding or beating, but to pulverize malleable bodies other methods must be pursued. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pulverized adj : consisting of fine particles; "powdered cellulose"; "powdery snow"; "pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar by grinding" [syn: {powdered}, {powdery}, {small-grained}, {fine-grained}]
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