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floc

American

[flok] / flɒk /

noun

Also a tuftlike mass, as in a chemical precipitate.

verb (used with or without object)

flocced, floccing

to amass or collect into flocs.

floc British

/ flɒk /

noun

another word for floccule

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Etymology

Origin of floc

1920–25; < Latin floccus floccus

Example Sentences

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Also among the bugs was a floc of wastes from the petroleum dining.

From US News • Aug. 25, 2010

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