deflocculate
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yəˌleɪt verb (used with object), de·floc·cu·lat·ed, de·floc·cu·lat·ing. Physical Chemistry.
to reduce from a flocculent state by dispersing the flocculated particles.
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deflocculate (dɪˈflɒkjʊˌleɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to disperse, forming a colloid or suspension |
| 2. | to prevent flocculation of (a colloid or suspension) |
| defloccu'lation | |
| —n | |
| de'flocculant | |
| —n | |
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Deflocculate
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
Example sentences
The imbalance of electrical charges that result from this makeup causes dispersive clays to deflocculate in the presence of water.
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