floc
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floc
- /flɒk/
Sounds like flock
Where it comes from
From Latin floccus (“tuft of wool”), or from French floc (“floc”), from the same Latin source.
noun flocs · flocc
- A floccule; a soft or fluffy particle suspended in a liquid, or the fluffy mass of suspended particles so formed. It might seem that Mr. Holl, whose initial sketches are glorious watercolors, was an unlikely candidate for a job that is all about hydrodynamics. But he credits much of his inspiration to repeated meetings with engineers -- as many as 30 at a time -- to discuss topics like "flocculation" (the proce
- A flocculant, as used in swimming pools to make particles clump together so they are trapped by the filter. This can happen for a few reasons, such as adding too much floc or adding too much algaecide prior to floccing.
verb flocs · floccing · flocced · flocc
- To use a flocculant in (a swimming pool). This can happen for a few reasons, such as adding too much floc or adding too much algaecide prior to floccing.
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title = {floc},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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