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flocculent
6 dictionary results for: flocculent
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
floc·cu·lent       [flok-yuh-luhnt] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.like a clump or tuft of wool.
2.covered with a soft, woolly substance.
3.consisting of or containing loose woolly masses.
4.flocky.
5.Chemistry. consisting of flocs and floccules.

[Origin: 1790–1800; flocc(us) + -ulent]

floc·cu·lence, floc·cu·len·cy, noun
floc·cu·lent·ly, adverb
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
floc·cu·lent       (flŏk'yə-lənt)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Having a fluffy or woolly appearance.
  2. Chemistry Made up of or containing woolly masses.
  3. Zoology Having a soft, waxy, and woollike covering, as certain insects.

floc'cu·lence n., floc'cu·lent·ly adv.
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
flocculent

adjective
having a fluffy character or appearance 

American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

flocculent floc·cu·lent (flŏk'yə-lənt)
adj.

  1. Having a fluffy or wooly appearance.
  2. Containing numerous shreds or fluffy particles of grayish or white mucus or other material. Used of a fluid such as urine.
  3. Of or being a fluid bacterial culture in which there are numerous colonies either floating in the fluid medium or loosely deposited at the bottom.
  4. Having a soft waxy or wool-like covering, as of certain insects.

floc'cu·lence n.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Flocculent

Floc"cu*lent\, a. [See Flock of wool.]

1. Clothed with small flocks or flakes; woolly. --Gray.

2. (Zo["o]l.) Applied to the down of newly hatched or unfledged birds.

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Flocculent

Floc"cu*lent\, a. (Chem.) Having a structure like shredded wool, as some precipitates.

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