floc|cule

floc|cule
floc|cule «FLOK yool», noun.
something that looks like a small flock or tuft of wool, as in a liquid.
[< Latin flocculus; see etym. under flocculus (Cf.flocculus)]

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  • cule — an·i·mal·cule; anon·y·mun·cule; ar·bus·cule; bas·cule; can·i·cule; cau·li·cule; cor·pus·cule; cre·pus·cule; den·ti·cule; dra·mat·i·cule; ed·i·cule; fas·ci·cule; floc·cule; fol·li·cule; grat·i·cule; len·ti·cule; lod·i·cule; mol·e·cule;… …   English syllables

  • 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

  • floccule — floc·cule …   English syllables

  • floccule — floc•cule [[t]ˈflɒk yul[/t]] n. a bit of flocculent matter, as in a liquid • Etymology: 1835–45; < NL flocculus < L floccus tuft of wool + ule …   From formal English to slang

  • floccule — SYN: flocculus. * * * floc·cule fläk (.)yü(ə)l n a small loosely aggregated bit of material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid * * * floc·cule (flokґūl) flocculus …   Medical dictionary

  • Floccule — Floc cule, n. [See {Flocculus}.] 1. A detached mass of loosely fibrous structure like a shredded tuft of wool. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. (Chem.) Specif.: A small particle of an insoluble substance formed in a liquid by the union of smaller… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • len — aben·len; al·len·ic; al·len; al·len·tan·do; al·len·town; amil·len·ni·al; amil·len·ni·al·ism; amil·len·ni·al·ist; aph·e·len·chi·dae; aph·e·len·choi·des; aph·e·len·chus; ca·len·dra; ca·len·dri·cal; ca·len·du·la; ca·len·du·lin; cam·er·len·go;… …   English syllables

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