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flocculent
/ ˈڱɒʊəԳ /
adjective
like wool; fleecy
chem aggregated in woolly cloudlike masses
a flocculent precipitate
biology covered with tufts or flakes of a waxy or wool-like substance
Other Word Forms
- flocculence noun
- flocculency noun
- flocculently adverb
- ˈڱdzܱԳ noun
- ˈڱdzܱԳٱ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of flocculent1
Example Sentences
They invariably come laden with words that seem meant to prove his vocabulary is bigger than yours: flocculent, crapulent, caducous, anaglypta, mephitic, velutinous.
We pirouetted through methane bubbles and scooped up flocculent microbial samples.
“A vast, flocculent cloud darkened and devitalized the city, mimicking the family mood like weather does in memories.”
The EPA has been building settling ponds to catch and treat the waste water with caustic soda and flocculent, officials said.
Randall got a head start on the others and sports an impressive flocculent dark black mane.
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