flocculate

[ flok-yuh-leyt ]

verb (used with object),floc·cu·lat·ed, floc·cu·lat·ing.
  1. to form into flocculent masses.

verb (used without object),floc·cu·lat·ed, floc·cu·lat·ing.
  1. to form flocculent masses, as a cloud or a chemical precipitate; form aggregated or compound masses of particles.

Origin of flocculate

1
First 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
  1. to form or be formed into an aggregated flocculent mass

Derived forms of flocculate

  • flocculation, noun

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