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Meaning of FLOCCULE

Pronunciation:  'flâkyool

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid
 

FLOCCULE is a 8 letter word that starts with F.

 

 Synonyms: floc
 
 See Also: material, stuff

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Floc"cule\, n. [See {Flocculus}.]
1. A detached mass of loosely fibrous structure like a
   shredded tuft of wool.

2. (Chem.) Specif.: A small particle of an insoluble
   substance formed in a liquid by the union of smaller
   particles.

 

 

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