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noun
A floccule; a soft or fluffy particle suspended in a liquid, or the fluffy mass of suspended particles so formed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A flocculant, as used in swimming pools to make particles clump together so they are trapped by the filter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, informal, uncountable
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verb
To use a flocculant in (a swimming pool).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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noun
a small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: floccule
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Broader terms: material, stuff
History
From Latin floccus (“tuft of wool”), or from French floc (“floc”), from the same Latin source.
