departiculate

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verb

To remove particles.

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Meanings

verbdeparticulate (third-person singular simple present departiculates, present participle departiculating, simple past and past participle departiculated)

present singular third person departiculates · participle present departiculating · participle past departiculated · past departiculated

  1. rareTo remove particles.

    Atomically, the system departiculates as the energy of the system moves into balanced equilibrium.

    2016, Janet Myatt, The Divine Journey: Awakening to the Creative Process of Life
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    Water, while an excellent departiculating agent, is not as effective in removing nonpolar contaminants from surfaces.

    1998, Samuel P. Sawan, Supercritical Fluid Cleaning: Fundamentals, Technology and Applications

Origin

From de- + particulate.

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APA

departiculate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/departiculate

MLA

“departiculate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/departiculate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “departiculate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/departiculate.

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