flocculate

[ flok-yuh-leyt ]
/ ˈflɒk yəˌleɪt /

verb (used with object), floc·cu·lat·ed, floc·cu·lat·ing.

to form into flocculent masses.

verb (used without object), floc·cu·lat·ed, floc·cu·lat·ing.

to form flocculent masses, as a cloud or a chemical precipitate; form aggregated or compound masses of particles.

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Origin of flocculate

First recorded in 1820–30; floccul(us) + -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM flocculate

floc·cu·la·ble [flok-yuh-luh-buh l] /ˈflɒk yə lə bəl/, adjectivefloc·cu·la·tion, nounfloc·cu·la·tor, noun

Words nearby flocculate

floccillation, floccinaucinihilipilification, floccose, flocculant, floccular, flocculate, flocculation, flocculation reaction, floccule, flocculent, flocculent precipitate
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British Dictionary definitions for flocculate

flocculate
/ (ˈflɒkjʊˌleɪt) /

verb

to form or be formed into an aggregated flocculent mass

Derived forms of flocculate

flocculation, noun
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