Recent Examples on the WebIn a new set of experiments, Ratcliff’s team is pitting snowflake yeast against floc yeast in a head-to-head battle.Quanta Magazine, 3 Nov. 2015
Word History
Etymology
short for floccule
First Known Use
1921, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
floc 1 of 2
noun
ˈfläk
: a flocculent mass formed by the aggregation of a number of fine suspended particles