thermoparticulate

adjective

Describing the release of particulate matter on heating

Scrabble 26

Meanings

adjectivethermoparticulate (comparative more thermoparticulate, superlative most thermoparticulate)

comparative more thermoparticulate · superlative most thermoparticulate

  1. chemistryDescribing the release of particulate matter on heating

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰermos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰermós
  4. Ancient Greekθερμός (thermós)
  5. Englishthermo-
  6. Englishparticulate
  7. Englishthermoparticulate

From thermo- + particulate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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