Material and Particulate matter

Material noun - The basic elements from which something can be developed.

Particulate matter and material are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Particulate matter" with "Material", this terms are similar.

Nearby Words: materialize, materialise, materialization, materiality, materialistic

Particulate matter noun - 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).

Material and particulate matter are semantically related. You can use "Material" instead a noun phrase "Particulate matter".