flocculent
Origin of flocculent
1Other words from flocculent
- floc·cu·lence, floc·cu·len·cy, noun
- floc·cu·lent·ly, adverb
Words Nearby flocculent
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How to use flocculent in a sentence
On cooling, the yellow substance separated out in a flocculent condition.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron) | William Anderson SymeA reddish-brown flocculent precipitate was formed and was filtered off.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron) | William Anderson SymeA fine, white precipitate was formed at once which rose to the surface on standing as a light flocculent substance.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron) | William Anderson SymeOn addition of a solution of mercuric chloride to the red filtrate, a brown flocculent precipitate was formed.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron) | William Anderson SymeEven thus lightened, we could scarcely move the sledge, struggling on, sinking to the thighs in the flocculent deluge.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
British Dictionary definitions for flocculent
/ (ˈflɒkjʊlənt) /
like wool; fleecy
chem aggregated in woolly cloudlike masses: a flocculent precipitate
biology covered with tufts or flakes of a waxy or wool-like substance
Derived forms of flocculent
- flocculence or flocculency, noun
- flocculently, adverb
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