floc

Meanings

nounfloc (countable and uncountable, plural flocs)

plural flocs · alternative flocc

countableuncountableA floccule; a soft or fluffy particle suspended in a liquid, or the fluffy mass of suspended particles so formed.
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It might seem that Mr. Holl, whose initial sketches are glorious watercolors, was an unlikely candidate for a job that is all about hydrodynamics. But he credits much of his inspiration to repeated meetings with engineers -- as many as 30 at a time -- to discuss topics like "flocculation" (the process by which particles form coagulated masses, or flocs).
2005 February 27, Fred A. Bernstein, “In My Backyard, Please: The Infrastructure Beautiful Movement”, in The New York Times
countableinformaluncountableA flocculant, as used in swimming pools to make particles clump together so they are trapped by the filter.
This can happen for a few reasons, such as adding too much floc or adding too much algaecide prior to floccing.
2023, Kristine Blanchard, Pool Care For Dummies, page 291

verbfloc (third-person singular simple present flocs, present participle floccing, simple past and past participle flocced)

present singular third person flocs · participle present floccing · participle past flocced · past flocced · alternative flocc

informalTo use a flocculant in (a swimming pool).
This can happen for a few reasons, such as adding too much floc or adding too much algaecide prior to floccing.
2023, Kristine Blanchard, Pool Care For Dummies, page 291