— flocculable /flok"yeuh leuh beuhl/ , adj. — flocculation , n. — flocculator , n.
/flok"yeuh layt'/ , v. , flocculated, flocculating .
v.t.
1. to form into flocculent masses.
v.i.
2. to form flocculent masses, as a cloud or a chemical precipitate; form aggregated or compound masses of particles.
[ 1820-30; FLOCCUL(US) + -ATE 1 ]