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flocculent

[ flok-yuh-luh nt ]
/ 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.

Words related to flocculent

downy, fluffy, woolly

Words nearby flocculent

floccular, flocculate, flocculation, flocculation reaction, floccule, flocculent, flocculent precipitate, flocculus, floccus, flock, flock dot

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
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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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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.
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