Meanings
verbdeflocculate (third-person singular simple present deflocculates, present participle deflocculating, simple past and past participle deflocculated)
present singular third person deflocculates · participle present deflocculating · participle past deflocculated · past deflocculated
- To disperse an agglomerate into fine particles and form a colloid
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Englishflocculate
- Englishdeflocculate
From de- + flocculate.
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APA
deflocculate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deflocculate
MLA
“deflocculate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deflocculate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deflocculate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deflocculate.
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