flocculence
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Flocculence — Floc cu*lence, n. The state of being flocculent. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flocculence — See flocculent. * * * … Universalium
flocculence — SYN: flocculation … Medical dictionary
flocculence — n. state of having loose woolly tufts, woolliness … English contemporary dictionary
flocculence — floc·cu·lence … English syllables
flocculence — … Useful english dictionary
flocculent — flocculence, flocculency, n. flocculently, adv. /flok yeuh leuhnt/, adj. 1. like a clump or tuft of wool. 2. covered with a soft, woolly substance. 3. consisting of or containing loose woolly masses. 4. flocky. 5. Chem. consisting of flocs and… … Universalium
flocculently — See flocculence. * * * … Universalium
flocculation — Precipitation from solution in the form of fleecy masses; the process of becoming flocculent. SYN: flocculence. * * * n. a reaction in which normally invisible material leaves solution to form a coarse suspension or precipitate as a result of a… … Medical dictionary
floccule — [ flɒkju:l] noun a small clump of material that resembles a tuft of wool. Derivatives flocculence noun flocculent flɒkjʊl(ə)nt adjective Origin C19: from mod. L. flocculus, dimin. of floccus flock … English new terms dictionary
