flocculen.
/ˈflɒkjuːl/, U.S. /ˈflɑˌkjul/ A small portion of matter resembling a flock or tuft of wool.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > [noun] > a separate part > a piece or bit > small piece > light and fluffy
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flake1653
floccule1845
1845–6 G. E. Day tr. J. F. Simon Animal Chem. II. 93 Some floccules separated themselves, but no coagulation took place.
1882 C. A. Young Sun ix. 292 As to the form of the floccules, it would seem that the successive precipitation..must result in clouds of great vertical extent.
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