Pul·ver·ize v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pulverized p. pr. & vb. n. Pulverizing ]  To reduce of fine powder or dust, as by beating, grinding, or the like; as, friable substances may be pulverized by grinding or beating, but to pulverize malleable bodies other methods must be pursued.
 pulverized
      adj : consisting of fine particles; "powdered cellulose"; "powdery
            snow"; "pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated
            sugar by grinding" [syn: powdered, powdery, pulverised,
             small-grained, fine-grained]