flocculate

== English == === Etymology === Scientific internationalism; from Latin flocculus + -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3), diminutive of floccus (“a lock, tuft”). === Verb === flocculate (third-person singular simple present flocculates, present participle flocculating, simple past and past participle flocculated) (ambitransitive) To collect (suspended particles, sediment, etc.) into loose, fluffy aggregations resembling tufts of wool. (Can we date this quote by I. P. Roberts and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?) When applied to clay soils it [lime] binds the small particles together, or flocculates them. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === flocculate (not comparable) Having flock form or forms. Synonyms: floccular, flocculated, flocculent ==== Translations ==== === Noun === flocculate (plural flocculates) A mass that has suffered flocculation. ==== Translations ==== == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== flocculate inflection of flocculare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== flocculate f pl feminine plural of flocculato