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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.
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floc·cu·la·tion, noun
floc·cu·la·tor, noun
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flocculate
1877, from flocculus (1799, from Mod.L., dim. of L. floccus "flock of wool") + -ate. Related: Flocculated; flocculating.
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