floccule

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noun

A small, loosely aggregated mass of material suspended in, or precipitated from a solution; a floc.

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floc
OriginLatin flocculus →
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Meanings

nounfloccule (plural floccules)

plural floccules

  1. A small, loosely aggregated mass of material suspended in, or precipitated from a solution; a floc.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid

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floc
Broader
materialstuff
Also see
floc

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinflocculus
  2. Englishfloccule

Borrowed from Latin flocculus, from floccus.

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APA

floccule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/floccule

MLA

“floccule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/floccule. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “floccule,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/floccule.

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