What does "floccule" mean?

A small, loosely aggregated mass of material suspended in, or precipitated from a solution; a floc.

What is a synonym for "floccule"?

Common synonyms include: floc, aggregate, chip, dandruff, flake, flock.

noun

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Noun

1
A small, loosely aggregated mass of material suspended in, or precipitated from a solution; a floc.
2
a small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid wordnet

Borrowed from Latin flocculus, from floccus.