flocculent

[ flok-yuh-luhnt ]

/ ˈflɒk yə lənt /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR flocculent ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

like a clump or tuft of wool.

covered with a soft, woolly substance.

consisting of or containing loose woolly masses.

flocky.

Chemistry. consisting of flocs and floccules.

Origin of flocculent

First recorded in 1790–1800; flocc(us) + -ulent

OTHER WORDS FROM flocculent

floc·cu·lence, floc·cu·len·cy, nounfloc·cu·lent·ly, adverb

Words nearby flocculent

floccular, flocculate, flocculation, flocculation reaction, floccule, flocculent, flocculent precipitate, flocculus, floccus, flock, flockbed

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Example sentences from the Web for flocculent

The liquid becomes cloudy and flocculent, and small bits of shreddy matter fall to the bottom of the vessel.
Donahoe's Magazine, Volume XV, No. 3|Various
The precipitate is a very pale green colour, flocculent at first, but crystalline after washing.
Field's Chromatography|George Field
If a brown, flocculent precipitate is formed, the sample contains pure vanilla extract.
Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value|Harry Snyder
In each gall are colonies of the aphis surrounded by a mass of flocculent secretion.
Garden Pests in New Zealand|D. Miller

With chloride of platina it forms a flocculent uncrystallized precipitate, which decomposes on the liquid being heated.
Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III|Karl Ritter von Scherzer

British Dictionary definitions for flocculent

flocculent

/ (ˈflɒkjʊlənt) /

adjective

like wool; fleecy

chem aggregated in woolly cloudlike massesa flocculent precipitate

biology covered with tufts or flakes of a waxy or wool-like substance

Derived forms of flocculent

flocculence or flocculency, nounflocculently, adverb

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Medical definitions for flocculent

flocculent

[ flŏk′yə-lənt ]

adj.

Having a fluffy or wooly appearance.

Containing numerous shreds or fluffy particles of grayish or white mucus or other material. Used of a fluid such as urine.

Of or being a fluid bacterial culture in which there are numerous colonies either floating in the fluid medium or loosely deposited at the bottom.

Having a soft waxy or wool-like covering, as of certain insects.

Other words from flocculent

floc′cu•lence n.

单词	flocculent
释义	flocculent [ flok-yuh-luhnt ] / ˈflɒk yə lənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR flocculent ON THESAURUS.COM adjective like a clump or tuft of wool. covered with a soft, woolly substance. consisting of or containing loose woolly masses. flocky. Chemistry. consisting of flocs and floccules. Origin of flocculent First recorded in 1790–1800; flocc(us) + -ulent OTHER WORDS FROM flocculent floc·cu·lence, floc·cu·len·cy, nounfloc·cu·lent·ly, adverb Words nearby flocculent floccular, flocculate, flocculation, flocculation reaction, floccule, flocculent, flocculent precipitate, flocculus, floccus, flock, flockbed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flocculent The liquid becomes cloudy and flocculent, and small bits of shreddy matter fall to the bottom of the vessel. Donahoe's Magazine, Volume XV, No. 3\|Various The precipitate is a very pale green colour, flocculent at first, but crystalline after washing. Field's Chromatography\|George Field If a brown, flocculent precipitate is formed, the sample contains pure vanilla extract. Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value\|Harry Snyder In each gall are colonies of the aphis surrounded by a mass of flocculent secretion. Garden Pests in New Zealand\|D. Miller With chloride of platina it forms a flocculent uncrystallized precipitate, which decomposes on the liquid being heated. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III\|Karl Ritter von Scherzer British Dictionary definitions for flocculent flocculent / (ˈflɒkjʊlənt) / adjective like wool; fleecy chem aggregated in woolly cloudlike massesa flocculent precipitate biology covered with tufts or flakes of a waxy or wool-like substance Derived forms of flocculent flocculence or flocculency, nounflocculently, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to flocculent downy, fluffy, woolly Medical definitions for flocculent flocculent [ flŏk′yə-lənt ] adj. Having a fluffy or wooly appearance. Containing numerous shreds or fluffy particles of grayish or white mucus or other material. Used of a fluid such as urine. Of or being a fluid bacterial culture in which there are numerous colonies either floating in the fluid medium or loosely deposited at the bottom. Having a soft waxy or wool-like covering, as of certain insects. Other words from flocculent floc′cu•lence n. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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flocculent

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