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flocculate
[ flok-yuh-leyt ]
verb (used without object)
flocculated, flocculating.
- to form flocculent masses, as a cloud or a chemical precipitate; form aggregated or compound masses of particles.
flocculate
/ ˈڱɒʊˌɪ /
verb
- to form or be formed into an aggregated flocculent mass
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Derived Forms
- ˌڱdzˈپDz, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ڱdz··· [flok, -y, uh, -l, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
- ڱdzc·tDz noun
- ڱdzc·tǰ noun
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of flocculate1
First recorded in 1820–30; floccul(us) + -ate 1
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“The art, of course, is to have a large percentage of oil-producing algae and a very small percentage of those flocculating algae.”
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But we must conclude as most probable that some action is at work in the sea water and in the salt solutions which clumps or flocculates the sediment.
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In many cases, lime is very beneficial to land, usually because it corrects acidity and has a mechanical effect in pulverizing and flocculating clay and in cementing sands.
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The washing would be very likely to have a decided flocculating effect and so render this material more friable when applied to the field.
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