flocculent
[ flok-yuh-luhnt ]
/ ˈflɒk yə lənt /
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OTHER WORDS FROM flocculent
floc·cu·lence, floc·cu·len·cy, nounfloc·cu·lent·ly, adverbWords nearby flocculent
floccular, flocculate, flocculation, flocculation reaction, floccule, flocculent, flocculent precipitate, flocculus, floccus, flock, flockbed
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British Dictionary definitions for flocculent
flocculent
/ (ˈflɒkjʊlənt) /
adjective
like wool; fleecy
chem aggregated in woolly cloudlike massesa flocculent precipitate
biology covered with tufts or flakes of a waxy or wool-like substance
Derived forms of flocculent
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Medical definitions for flocculent
flocculent
[ flŏk′yə-lənt ]
adj.
Having a fluffy or wooly appearance.
Containing numerous shreds or fluffy particles of grayish or white mucus or other material. Used of a fluid such as urine.
Of or being a fluid bacterial culture in which there are numerous colonies either floating in the fluid medium or loosely deposited at the bottom.
Having a soft waxy or wool-like covering, as of certain insects.
Other words from flocculent
floc′cu•lence n.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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