flocculent precipitate

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noun Chemistry.

a woolly-looking precipitate, as aluminum hydroxide formed by the addition of ammonia to an aluminum-salt solution.

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Origin of flocculent precipitate

First recorded in 1790–1800

Words nearby flocculent precipitate

flocculant, flocculate, flocculation, floccule, flocculent, flocculent precipitate, flocculus, floccus, flock, flockbed, flock dot

How to use flocculent precipitate in a sentence

A reddish-brown flocculent precipitate was formed and was filtered off.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron)|William Anderson Syme
On addition of a solution of mercuric chloride to the red filtrate, a brown flocculent precipitate was formed.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron)|William Anderson Syme
If it was ordinary butter this filtrate will become milky, but if process butter a flocculent precipitate will form.
Detection of the Common Food Adulterants|Edwin M. Bruce
A white flocculent precipitate shows the presence of considerable benzoic acid.
Detection of the Common Food Adulterants|Edwin M. Bruce

The formation of a flocculent precipitate shows the presence of aluminium.
Detection of the Common Food Adulterants|Edwin M. Bruce