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Particulate

/pəˈrtɪkjələt/
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(adj) Composed of separate particles.

Some cruise ships emit as much particulate matter as 1m cars.
In India's large cities, the air's particulate matter content is frighteningly high.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The factory was fined for releasing ____ matter into the air above the permitted safety levels.

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