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floc|cu|late — «FLOK yuh layt», verb, lat|ed, lat|ing, noun. –v.t., v.i. to form into flocculent masses; form compound masses of particles, such as a cloud or a chemical precipitate: »Humus, mixed with the mineral parts of the soil, causes the finer particles… … Useful english dictionary
floc — de·floc·cu·lant; de·floc·cu·late; floc·cil·la·tion; floc·cose; floc·cu·la·ble; floc·cu·lant; floc·cu·lar; floc·cu·la·tion; floc·cu·la·tor; floc·cule; floc·cu·lence; floc·cu·lose; floc·cu·lus; floc·cus; floc·cu·lo·nodular; floc; floc·cu·late;… … English syllables
late — ab·late; ab·squat·u·late; ac·cep·ti·late; ac·e·tab·u·late; acet·y·late; ace·tyl·sa·lic·y·late; acic·u·late; acid·u·late; ac·ry·late; ac·u·le·o·late; ac·u·min·u·late; ad·stip·u·late; ad·u·late; al·ve·o·late; am·bu·late; am·pul·late;… … English syllables
floc|cose — «FLOK ohs», adjective. 1. Botany. composed of or bearing tufts of woolly hairs. 2. Obsolete. woolly. ╂[< Late Latin floccōsus < floccus flock of wool] … Useful english dictionary
floc|cu|lus — «FLOK yuh luhs», noun, plural li « ly». 1. a small flock of wool or something that looks like it; floccule. 2. one of the cloudy masses of very hot gases which cover the surface of the sun, as photographed by the spectroheliograph. 3. Anatomy. a… … Useful english dictionary
flocculate — floc•cu•late [[t]ˈflɒk yəˌleɪt[/t]] v. lat•ed, lat•ing 1) chem. to form into flocculent masses 2) chem. to form flocculent masses, as a cloud or a precipitate • Etymology: 1820–30 floc cu•la′tion, n. floc′cu•la tor, n … From formal English to slang
flocculate — floc·cu·late … English syllables
deflocculate — de·floc·cu·late … English syllables
cu — acal·cu·lia; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; ac·cu·ra·cy; ac·cu·rate; ac·cu·rate·ly; ac·cu·rate·ness; ac·cu·sa·tion; ac·cu·sa·ti·val; ac·cu·sa·trix; ad·os·cu·la·tion; aes·cu·la·ce·ae; aes·cu·la·pi·an;… … English syllables
flocculate — To become flocculent. * * * floc·cu·late fläk yə .lāt vb, lat·ed; lat·ing vt to cause to aggregate into a flocculent mass <denature and flocculate cell proteins> vi to become flocculated floc·cu·la·tion .fläk yə lā shən n floc·cu·late lət … Medical dictionary
