Flocculation

//ˌflɒkjʊˈlɛɪ̯ʃən//

Synonyms for "flocculation"

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Antonyms

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Translations

15 translations across 10 languages.

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Catalan

1 entries
  • floculació noun (Condition of forming flocs)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 絮凝 noun (Condition of forming flocs)
  • 絮結 /絮结 noun (Condition of forming flocs)

Finnish

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  • höytälöityminen noun (Condition of forming flocs)

French

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  • floculation noun (Condition of forming flocs)

German

3 entries
  • Ausflockung noun (Condition of forming flocs)
  • Flockung noun (Condition of forming flocs)
  • Flokkulation noun (Condition of forming flocs)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • floculação noun (Condition of forming flocs)

Romanian

1 entries
  • floculare noun (Condition of forming flocs)

Russian

3 entries
  • флоккуля́ция noun (Condition of forming flocs)
  • флокуля́ция noun (Condition of forming flocs)
  • хлопьеобразова́ние noun (Condition of forming flocs)

Spanish

1 entries
  • floculación noun (Condition of forming flocs)

Swedish

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  • flockulering noun (Condition of forming flocs)

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Repeated use of this type of [water] on plants results in deflocculation[] of the soil. Good quality soil consists of loose aggregates which provide natural aeration and ease of root run. Sodium accumulation in soil destroys this natural flocculation and causes the soil to pack.

Source: wiktionary

It might seem that Mr. Holl, whose initial sketches are glorious watercolors, was an unlikely candidate for a job that is all about hydrodynamics. But he credits much of his inspiration to repeated meetings with engineers -- as many as 30 at a time -- to discuss topics like "flocculation" (the process by which particles form coagulated masses, or flocs).

Source: wiktionary

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