flocculate
[ flok-yuh-leyt ]
verb (used without object),floc·cu·lat·ed, floc·cu·lat·ing.
to form flocculent masses, as a cloud or a chemical precipitate; form aggregated or compound masses of particles.
Origin of flocculate
1First recorded in 1820–30; floccul(us) + -ate1
Other words from flocculate
- floc·cu·la·ble [flok-yuh-luh-buhl], /ˈflɒk yə lə bəl/, adjective
- floc·cu·la·tion, noun
- floc·cu·la·tor, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for flocculate
flocculate
/ (ˈflɒkjʊˌleɪt) /
verb
to form or be formed into an aggregated flocculent mass
Derived forms of flocculate
- flocculation, noun
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