| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| SILT | Minute rock particles in water |
| muid | mixture of water, clay, and chemicals used in oil-well drilling and having various functions (as lubrication and cooling of the bit and flushing of rock particles to the surface) |
| ATOMIST | Believer in minute particles doctrine |
| evaporate | pass off in vapor or in minute particles |
| particulate | Of, relating to, or in the form of minute separate particles |
| clouds | usually visible mass of minute particles suspended in the air or a gas |
