English dictionary

flocculate

/'fl/A/k/j//@/,l/eI/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

Furnished with tufts of curly hairs, as some insects.

adjective

Source: webster1913

form into an aggregated lumpy or fluffy mass

verb.stative

Examples
The protoplasms flocculated.

Source: WordNet 3.0
cause to become a fluffy or lumpy aggregate

verb.stative

Examples
The chemist flocculated the suspended material.

Source: WordNet 3.0
To aggregate into small lumps.

verb

Source: webster1913
To convert into floccules or flocculent aggregates; to make granular or crumbly; as, the <i>flocculating</i> of a soil improves its mechanical condition.

verb

Source: webster1913