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floc⋅cu⋅late

  [flok-yuh-leyt] verb, -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing.
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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.
Origin:
1820–30; floccul(us) + -ate 1

Related forms:
floc⋅cu⋅la⋅ble  [flok-yuh-luh-buhl] , adjective
floc⋅cu⋅la⋅tion, noun
floc⋅cu⋅la⋅tor, noun
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floc·cu·late   (flŏk'yə-lāt')   
v.   floc·cu·lat·ed, floc·cu·lat·ing, floc·cu·lates

v.   tr.
  1. To cause (soil) to form lumps or masses.
  2. To cause (clouds) to form fluffy masses.
v.   intr.
To form lumpy or fluffy masses.
n.  Something that has formed lumpy or fluffy masses.
floc'cu·la'tion n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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