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floc⋅cu⋅lent

  [flok-yuh-luhnt]
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–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

Related forms:
floc⋅cu⋅lence, floc⋅cu⋅len⋅cy, noun
floc⋅cu⋅lent⋅ly, adverb
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floc·cu·lent   (flŏk'yə-lənt)   
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.
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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.

Flocculent

Floc"cu*lent\, a. (Chem.) Having a structure like shredded wool, as some precipitates.
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Main Entry: floc·cu·lent
Pronunciation: -y&-l&nt
Function: adjective
: made up of loosely aggregated particles flocculentprecipitate>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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.

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