deflocculate
[ dee-flok-yuh-leyt ]
/ diˈflɒk yəˌleɪt /
verb (used with object), de·floc·cu·lat·ed, de·floc·cu·lat·ing. Physical Chemistry.
to reduce from a flocculent state by dispersing the flocculated particles.
Origin of deflocculate
First recorded in 1905–10;
de- +
flocculate
OTHER WORDS FROM deflocculate
de·floc·cu·la·tion, nounWords nearby deflocculate
deflection,
deflection yoke,
deflective,
deflexed,
deflocculant,
deflocculate,
defloration,
deflower,
defluvium,
defluxion,
defo
British Dictionary definitions for deflocculation
deflocculate
/ (dɪˈflɒkjʊˌleɪt) /
verb (tr)
to disperse, forming a colloid or suspension
to prevent flocculation of (a colloid or suspension)