floc

[flok] Origin

floc

[flok] noun, verb, flocced, floc·cing.
noun
1.
Also, flock. a tuftlike mass, as in a chemical precipitate.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
2.
to amass or collect into flocs.

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Origin:
1920–25; < Latin floccus floccus
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floc (flɒk)
 
n
another word for floccule
 
[C20: from Latin floccus a tuft of wool, flock²]

floccule, flocculus, flock or floc (ˈflɒkjuːl)
 
n
1.  a small aggregate of flocculent material
2.  something resembling a tuft of wool
 
[C19: from Late Latin flocculus a little tuft; see flock²]
 
flocculus, flocculus, flock or floc
 
n
 
[C19: from Late Latin flocculus a little tuft; see flock²]
 
flock, flocculus, flock or floc
 
n
 
[C19: from Late Latin flocculus a little tuft; see flock²]
 
floc, flocculus, flock or floc
 
n
 
[C19: from Late Latin flocculus a little tuft; see flock²]

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floc
1921, dim. of flocculus (see flocculate).
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