flocculent

American  

[flok-yuh-luhnt] / ˈflɒk yə lənt /

adjective

1. like a clump or tuft of wool.

2. covered with a soft, woolly substance.

3. consisting of or containing loose woolly masses.

4. flocky.

5. Chemistry. consisting of flocs and floccules.

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flocculent British  

/ ˈflɒkjʊlənt /

adjective

1. like wool; fleecy

2. chem aggregated in woolly cloudlike masses

   a flocculent precipitate

3. biology covered with tufts or flakes of a waxy or wool-like substance

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Other Word Forms

• flocculence noun
• flocculency noun
• flocculently adverb

Etymology

Origin of flocculent

First recorded in 1790–1800; flocc(us) + -ulent

Example Sentences

They invariably come laden with words that seem meant to prove his vocabulary is bigger than yours: flocculent, crapulent, caducous, anaglypta, mephitic, velutinous.

From New York Times • Oct. 1, 2020

“A vast, flocculent cloud darkened and devitalized the city, mimicking the family mood like weather does in memories.”

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2019

When the secretion is thin and serous, the diphtheritic infection renders it no thicker, but makes it slightly flocculent, and it may become very profuse.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

As soon as the precipitate has become flocculent, collect on a tared filter, wash with 90-percent alcohol until free from lead, wash with ether, dry and weigh.

From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)

Both species have white gills, white stems, and white flocculent veil.

From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Taylor, Thomas