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flocculate
floc·cu·late F0190400 (flŏk′yə-lāt′)v. floc·cu·lat·ed, floc·cu·lat·ing, floc·cu·lates v.tr.1. To cause (individual particles of clay) to aggregate into clotlike masses or precipitate into small lumps.2. To cause (clouds) to form fluffy masses.v.intr. To form lumpy or fluffy masses.
floc′cu·la′tion n.flocculate (ˈflɒkjʊˌleɪt) vb (Chemistry) to form or be formed into an aggregated flocculent mass ˌfloccuˈlation nfloc•cu•late (ˈflɒk yəˌleɪt)
v. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. v.t. 1. to form into flocculent masses. v.i. 2. to form flocculent masses, as a cloud or a precipitate. [1820–30] floc`cu•la′tion, n. floc′cu•la`tor, n. flocculate
Past participle: flocculated
Gerund: flocculating
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| I flocculate | | you flocculate | | he/she/it flocculates | | we flocculate | | you flocculate | | they flocculate |
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| I flocculated | | you flocculated | | he/she/it flocculated | | we flocculated | | you flocculated | | they flocculated |
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| I am flocculating | | you are flocculating | | he/she/it is flocculating | | we are flocculating | | you are flocculating | | they are flocculating |
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| I have flocculated | | you have flocculated | | he/she/it has flocculated | | we have flocculated | | you have flocculated | | they have flocculated |
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| I was flocculating | | you were flocculating | | he/she/it was flocculating | | we were flocculating | | you were flocculating | | they were flocculating |
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| I had flocculated | | you had flocculated | | he/she/it had flocculated | | we had flocculated | | you had flocculated | | they had flocculated |
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| I will flocculate | | you will flocculate | | he/she/it will flocculate | | we will flocculate | | you will flocculate | | they will flocculate |
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| I will have flocculated | | you will have flocculated | | he/she/it will have flocculated | | we will have flocculated | | you will have flocculated | | they will have flocculated |
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| I will be flocculating | | you will be flocculating | | he/she/it will be flocculating | | we will be flocculating | | you will be flocculating | | they will be flocculating |
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| I have been flocculating | | you have been flocculating | | he/she/it has been flocculating | | we have been flocculating | | you have been flocculating | | they have been flocculating |
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| I will have been flocculating | | you will have been flocculating | | he/she/it will have been flocculating | | we will have been flocculating | | you will have been flocculating | | they will have been flocculating |
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| I had been flocculating | | you had been flocculating | | he/she/it had been flocculating | | we had been flocculating | | you had been flocculating | | they had been flocculating |
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| I would flocculate | | you would flocculate | | he/she/it would flocculate | | we would flocculate | | you would flocculate | | they would flocculate |
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| I would have flocculated | | you would have flocculated | | he/she/it would have flocculated | | we would have flocculated | | you would have flocculated | | they would have flocculated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | flocculate - form into an aggregated lumpy or fluffy mass; "the protoplasms flocculated"change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" | | 2. | flocculate - cause to become a fluffy or lumpy aggregate; "The chemist flocculated the suspended material"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
flocculate
flocculate[′fläk·yə‚lət (adjective) or ′fläk·yə‚lāt (verb)] (biology) Having small tufts of hairs. (chemistry) To cause to aggregate or coalesce into a flocculent mass. flocculate
Related to flocculate: fluctuate, deflocculationWords related to flocculateverb form into an aggregated lumpy or fluffy massRelated Wordsverb cause to become a fluffy or lumpy aggregateRelated Words |