Particulate /(pär*tĭk"ū̇*lāt)/

Par·tic·u·late

Particulate

v. t. & i.
  1. To particularize. [Obs.]

Particulate

a.
  1. Having the form of a particle.
  2. Referring to, or produced by, particles, such as dust, minute germs, etc. [R.]
    The smallpox is a particulate disease.
  3. Composed of particles; finely divided.

particulate

n.
  1. Matter composed of particles; -- often used in the pl.; as, the quantity of particulates in auto exhaust is strictly regulated.