flocculable

floc·cu·late

[flok-yuh-leyt] verb, floc·cu·lat·ed, floc·cu·lat·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to form into flocculent masses.
verb (used without object)
2.
to form flocculent masses, as a cloud or a chemical precipitate; form aggregated or compound masses of particles.

Origin:
1820–30; floccul(us) + -ate1

floc·cu·la·ble [flok-yuh-luh-buhl] , adjective
floc·cu·la·tion, noun
floc·cu·la·tor, noun
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flocculate (ˈflɒkjʊˌleɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
to form or be formed into an aggregated flocculent mass
 
floccu'lation
 
n

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Word Origin & History

flocculate
1877, from flocculus (1799, from Mod.L., dim. of L. floccus "flock of wool") + -ate. Related: Flocculated; flocculating.
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