adj, noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A mass that has suffered flocculation.

Verb

1. 1
   To collect together in a loose aggregation like flocks (tufts) of wool. ambitransitive

   "I. P. Roberts When applied to clay soils it [lime] binds the small particles together, or flocculates them."

2. 2
   form into an aggregated lumpy or fluffy mass wordnet
3. 3
   cause to become a fluffy or lumpy aggregate wordnet

Adjective

1. 1
   Having flock form or forms. not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms

floccular

Example

More examples

"I. P. Roberts When applied to clay soils it [lime] binds the small particles together, or flocculates them."

Etymology

Scientific internationalism; from Latin flocculus + -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3), diminutive of floccus (“a lock, tuft”).

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