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flocculate | verb floc·​cu·​late | \ ˈflä-kyə-ˌlāt \ flocculated; flocculating Definition of flocculate transitive verb : to cause to aggregate into a flocculent mass flocculate clay particles intransitive verb : to become flocculent Other Words from flocculate Did You Know? Learn More about flocculate Other Words from flocculate flocculant \ ˈflä-​kyə-​lənt \ noun flocculation \ ˌflä-​kyə-​ˈlā-​shən \ noun flocculator \ ˈflä-​kyə-​ˌlā-​tər \ noun intransitive verb To cause (individual particles of clay) to aggregate into clotlike masses or precipitate into small lumps. intransitive verb To cause (clouds) to form fluffy masses. Did You Know? In the late 16th century, scientists noticed...

WORD FOR THE DAY(5/14/18)flocculate Word of the Day : May 7th, 2018 flocculate verb FLAH-kyuh-layt Definition : to aggregate or coalesce into small lumps or loose clusters Did You Know? In the late 16th century, scientists noticed that the loose masses separated from a solution or suspension through precipitation often resembled tufts of wool, and they began to refer to them as flocks, using a word for "tufts" that comes ultimately from the synonymous Latin word floccus. (This flock is not related to the flock that refers to a group of animals, which comes from Old English flocc, meaning...