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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Core

Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. materials science
  3. material forms
  4. dust

Preferred term

dust

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Particulates capable of temporary suspension in air or other gases - also particles smaller than an arbitrary selected size.

    Source: NASA Thesaurus

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • dusts
  • house dust
  • housedust

In other languages

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/194986

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