flocculate
English · Italiano · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
flocculate
Where it comes from
Scientific internationalism; from Latin flocculus + -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3), diminutive of floccus (“a lock, tuft”).
verb flocculates · flocculating · flocculated
- To collect (suspended particles, sediment, etc.) into loose, fluffy aggregations resembling tufts of wool. When applied to clay soils it [lime] binds the small particles together, or flocculates them.
adjective
-
Having flock form or forms.
Similar: floccular, flocculated, flocculent
noun flocculates
- A mass that has suffered flocculation.
Translations
Every language
verb To collect forms like flocks
| Français | floculer |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | ausflocken |
| Italiano | flocculare |
| Русский | флокули́ровать flokulírovatʹ, выпада́ть хло́пьями vypadátʹ xlópʹjami |
| العربية | تَلَبَّدَ talabbada |
adj Having flock form or forms
| Deutsch | geflockt |
|---|
Talk about this word "flocculate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/flocculate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. flocculate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/flocculate "flocculate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/flocculate.Cite this
@misc{flocculate_2026,
title = {flocculate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flocculate},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
