flocculate

American  

[flok-yuh-leyt] / ˈflɒk yəˌleɪt /

verb (used with object)

flocculated, flocculating

1. to form into flocculent masses.

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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

Derived Forms

• flocculable
  adjective
• flocculation
  noun
• flocculator
  noun

Etymology

Origin of flocculate

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