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flocculate

American  
[flok-yuh-leyt] / ˈflɒk yəˌleɪt /

verb (used with object)

flocculated, flocculating

  1. to form into flocculent masses.

verb (used without object)

flocculated, flocculating

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

flocculate British  
/ ˈflɒkjʊˌleɪt /

verb

  1. to form or be formed into an aggregated flocculent mass

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Other Word Forms

  • flocculable adjective
  • flocculation noun
  • flocculator noun

Etymology

Origin of flocculate

First recorded in 1820–30; floccul(us) + -ate 1

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