Meaning & use
Flocculate
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To aggregate or clump together into small woolly masses, especially in a liquid suspension.
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Adding the chemical caused the fine sediment to flocculate and settle to the bottom of the tank.
In water treatment, particles flocculate before being filtered out of the supply.
A note on using this word
Derived from Latin 'floccus', meaning tuft of wool; the resulting clumps are called 'flocs' in chemistry and water treatment.
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disperse
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