flocculation








verb (used with object), floc·cu·lat·ed, floc·cu·lat·ing.

  1. to form into flocculent masses.

verb (used without object), floc·cu·lat·ed, floc·cu·lat·ing.

  1. to form flocculent masses, as a cloud or a chemical precipitate; form aggregated or compound masses of particles.

verb

  1. to form or be formed into an aggregated flocculent mass
n.

1885, from flocculate + -ion.

v.

1877, from flocculus (1799, from Modern Latin diminutive of Latin floccus “flock of wool”) + -ate. Related: Flocculated; flocculating.

n.

  1. The process of becoming flocculent.
  2. Precipitation from solution in the form of fleecy masses.

  1. The process by which individual particles of clay aggregate into clotlike masses or precipitate into small lumps. Flocculation occurs as a result of a chemical reaction between the clay particles and another substance, usually salt water.
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