The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pulverulent
Pulverulent \Pul*ver"u*lent\, a. [L. pulverulentus, fr. pulvis, pulveris, dust, powder: cf. F. pulv['e]rulent.] Consisting of, or reducible to, fine powder; covered with dust or powder; powdery; dusty.
Wiktionary
pulverulent
a. consist of, covered with, or disintegrate into a fine powder; powdery; dusty.
Usage examples of "pulverulent".
Almost any basket could be utilized on occasion for separating fine from coarse particles of food or other pulverulent substances, but special forms were sometimes made for the purpose, having varying degrees of refinement to suit the material to be separated.