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floc⋅cule

  [flok-yool]
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–noun
1. something resembling a small flock or tuft of wool.
2. a bit of flocculent matter, as in a liquid.
Origin:
1835–45; < NL flocculus. See floccus, -ule
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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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Main Entry: floc·cule
Pronunciation: 'fläk-(")yü(&)l
Function: noun
: a small loosely aggregated bit of material suspended in orprecipitated from a liquid
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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