Etymology

flocculate

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Today it means: To collect (suspended particles, sediment, etc.) into loose, fluffy aggregations resembling tufts of wool. Full definition →

Latin flocculus
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  1. Latin · derived fromflocculus
  2. English todayflocculate

Scientific internationalism; from Latin flocculus + -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3), diminutive of floccus (“a lock, tuft”).

Words from the same roots

Latinflocculus all →

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