Particulate Matter

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

GlossaryL1 — what DictionaryL2 — how used ThesaurusL3 — relations Universaleverything

a small discrete mass of solid or liquid matter that remains individually dispersed in gas or liquid emissions (usually considered to be an atmospheric pollutant)

MWE

Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

Unknown—authoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier

?unassignedlast reviewed —

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

4 surface forms

synonym: particulate
plural: Particulate Matters
possessive: Particulate Matter's
pluralpossessive: Particulate Matters'

Continue to:Dictionary →How is this term used per framework?Thesaurus →How does this term relate to other terms?Universal →Everything in one page.