1. consisting of or covered with fine powder or dust
Usage: formal; technical

Examples

• The pulverulent surface of the moon is covered in fine dust.
• The old book’s pages had become pulverulent with age.
• The chemist examined the pulverulent residue under a microscope.
• Mining operations often produce pulverulent materials.
• The pulverulent coating easily rubbed off on her fingers.
• Volcanic ash creates a pulverulent layer over everything it touches.