| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Present participle 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] | |
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Date "FLOCCULATING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
Specialty Definition: FLOCCULATING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Mining | A. The thickening of the consistency of a slip by adding a suitable electrolyte b. The agglomeration of clay particles in a clay suspension by adding an electrolyte. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: FLOCCULATING
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Flocculating agent | Mining | 1: Material or chemical agent that enhances flocculation. (references) | |
| 2: A reagent added to a dispersion of solids in a liquid to bring together the fine particles to form flocs. These reagents usually consist of long chain polymers, both natural and synthetic. (references) | |||
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