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floc

  [flok] noun, verb, flocced, floc⋅cing.
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–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.
Origin:
1920–25; < L floccus floccus
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floc   (flŏk)   
n.  A flocculent mass formed in a fluid through precipitation or aggregation of suspended particles.

[Short for flocculus.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1floc
Pronunciation: 'fläk
Function: noun
: a flocculent mass formed by the aggregation of a number of fine suspended particles

Main Entry: 2floc
Function: verb
Inflected Form: flocced /'fläkt/; floc·cing /'fläk-i[ng]/
intransitivesenses
: to aggregate into flocs floc transitive senses
: to cause to floc
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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