| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Of Flocculate.[Websters]. | |
| Verb Past Tense | 1. Past tense conjugation of the verb flocculate.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (flocculate) | 1. Form into an aggregated lumpy or fluffy mass; "the protoplasms flocculated".[Wordnet]. 2. Cause to become a fluffy or lumpy aggregate; "The chemist flocculated the suspended material".[Wordnet]. 3. To aggregate into small lumps.[Websters]. 4. Base verb from the following inflections: flocculating, flocculated, flocculates, flocculator, flocculators, flocculatingly and flocculatedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective | 1. Being felted or matted.
[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. Being compact or compressed.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "FLOCCULATED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
Specialty Definition: flocculate
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Administration | To aggregate or clump together individual, tiny particles into small clumps or clusters. (references) | ||
| Chemical Industry | A cluster of pigment particles formed in a coating after the pigment has been wetted and dispersed. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Mining | A. To cause particles to aggregate in large particles. Usually accomplished with polymer, both natural or synthetic b. To thicken a clay suspension by addition of synthetic polymer.c. The addition of a suitable electrolyte to a clay suspension to cause the clay particles to agglomerate and settle.d. Something that has flocculated; a flocculent particle or mass; a floc; a floccule. (references) | ||
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