Pulbrilised

Pulbrilised is an Estonian adjective used to describe substances that have been ground into a fine powder or that exist in powder form. The term is derived from pulber, meaning powder, with the adjectival suffix -lised, yielding the sense of “powdered” or “powdery.” It is commonly found in technical and scientific language.

In scientific and technical usage, pulbrilised materials are distinguished from solids in larger chunks, liquids, or granulated forms. They are widespread in fields such as chemistry, pharmacology, food science, and cosmetics, where powder form influences properties like solubility, reactivity, and handling. Processing methods include milling, grinding, sieving, and drying. Powdered forms often provide higher surface area and faster dissolution or dispersion, but they can present challenges such as dust generation, moisture sensitivity, and caking.

The term has English-language equivalents such as powdered, pulverulent, or powdery. It is used in phrases describing materials or formulations, for example, pulbrilised koostisosad (powdered ingredients) or pulbrilised ravimiteks intended for specific pharmaceutical or industrial applications. As with other descriptive terms for physical form, its exact usage can vary by discipline and context, but it generally conveys that the substance is in or reduced to a powder form rather than a solid block or liquid.