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flocculent

[ flok-yuh-luhnt ]
/ ˈflɒk yə lənt /
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adjective
like a clump or tuft of wool.
covered with a soft, woolly substance.
consisting of or containing loose woolly masses.
flocky.
Chemistry. consisting of flocs and floccules.
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Origin of flocculent

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

OTHER WORDS FROM flocculent

floc·cu·lence, floc·cu·len·cy, nounfloc·cu·lent·ly, adverb

Words nearby flocculent

floccose, flocculant, flocculate, flocculation, floccule, flocculent, flocculent precipitate, flocculus, floccus, flock, flockbed
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Words related to flocculent

downy, fluffy, woolly

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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

flocculence or flocculency, nounflocculently, adverb
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