Associations to the word «Flocculate»

Wiktionary

FLOCCULATE, verb. (ambitransitive) To collect together in a loose aggregation like flocks (tufts) of wool.

Dictionary definition

FLOCCULATE, verb. Form into an aggregated lumpy or fluffy mass; "the protoplasms flocculated".
FLOCCULATE, verb. Cause to become a fluffy or lumpy aggregate; "The chemist flocculated the suspended material".

Wise words

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