flocculate
[ flok-yuh-leyt ]
/ ˈflɒk yəˌleɪt /
verb (used with object), floc·cu·lat·ed, floc·cu·lat·ing.
to form into flocculent masses.
verb (used without object), floc·cu·lat·ed, floc·cu·lat·ing.
to form flocculent masses, as a cloud or a chemical precipitate; form aggregated or compound masses of particles.
Origin of flocculate
First recorded in 1820–30;
floccul(us) +
-ate1
OTHER WORDS FROM flocculate
floc·cu·la·ble [flok-yuh-luh-buh l] /ˈflɒk yə lə bəl/, adjective floc·cu·la·tion, noun floc·cu·la·tor, nounWords nearby flocculate
British Dictionary definitions for flocculate
flocculate
/ (ˈflɒkjʊˌleɪt) /
verb
to form or be formed into an aggregated flocculent mass