floc

[ flok ]

noun
  1. Also flock. a tuftlike mass, as in a chemical precipitate.

verb (used with or without object),flocced, floc·cing.
  1. to amass or collect into flocs.

Origin of floc

1
1920–25; <Latin floccusfloccus

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floc

/ (flɒk) /


noun
  1. another word for floccule

Origin of floc

1
C20: from Latin floccus a tuft of wool, flock ²

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