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Definition of Floc
1. Noun. A small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid.
Definition of Floc
1. Noun. An alternative word for floccule. A soft or fluffy particle suspended in a liquid or the fluffy mass of suspended particles so formed. Floc may be mineral as for clay, chemical as in water treatment or biological as in sewage treatment. ¹
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Definition of Floc
1. to aggregate into floccules [v FLOCCED, FLOCCING, FLOCS]
Medical Definition of Floc
1. A colloquial term for the product of a flocculation, i.e., the separation of the disperse phase of a colloidal suspension into discrete, usually visible particles, as in certain serologic precipitin tests. (05 Mar 2000)