particulate matter

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particulate matter

n. Abbr. PM

Material suspended in the air in the form of minute solid particles or liquid droplets, especially when considered as an atmospheric pollutant.

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particulate matter - 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)

particulate

material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"

dust - fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air; "the furniture was covered with dust"

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