flocculent precipitate

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

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