floccule - 4 dictionary results
floc⋅cule
[flok-yool] 
yul
–noun
| 1. | something resembling a small flock or tuft of wool. |
| 2. | a bit of flocculent matter, as in a liquid. |
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| floc·cule (flŏk'yōōl) n. A small, loosely held mass or aggregate of fine particles, resembling a tuft of wool and suspended in or precipitated from a solution. Also called flock2. [New Latin flocculus, flocculus; see flocculus.] |
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Floccule
Floc"cule\, n. [See Flocculus.]1. A detached mass of loosely fibrous structure like a shredded tuft of wool. 2. (Chem.) Specif.: A small particle of an insoluble substance formed in a liquid by the union of smaller particles.
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Main Entry: floc·cule
Pronunciation: 'fläk-(")yü(&)l
Function: noun
: a small loosely aggregated bit of material suspended in orprecipitated from a liquid
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