flocculant

[flok-yuh-luh nt]

noun

a chemical for producing flocculation of suspended particles, as to improve the plasticity of clay for ceramic purposes.

Origin of flocculant

floccule + -ant

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

British Dictionary definitions for flocculant

flocculant

noun

a substance added to a suspension to enhance aggregation of the suspended particles

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012