flocculate.
To collect (suspended particles, sediment, etc.) into loose, fluffy aggregations resembling tufts of wool.
Meaning & usage
To collect (suspended particles, sediment, etc.) into loose, fluffy aggregations resembling tufts of wool.
Where this word comes from
Scientific internationalism; from Latin flocculus + -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3), diminutive of floccus (“a lock, tuft”).
Having flock form or forms.
Where this word comes from
Scientific internationalism; from Latin flocculus + -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3), diminutive of floccus (“a lock, tuft”).
A mass that has suffered flocculation.
Where this word comes from
Scientific internationalism; from Latin flocculus + -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3), diminutive of floccus (“a lock, tuft”).
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