Definition of Floc

1. Noun. A small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid.

Exact synonyms: Floccule
Generic synonyms: Material, Stuff

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

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Floc

floatings
floatplane
floatplanes
floats
floatstick
floaty
flob
flobbed
flobbergrast
flobbergrasted
flobbergrasting
flobbergrasts
flobbing
flobby
flobs
floc (current term)
flocced
flocci
floccillation
floccinaucinihilipilificate
floccinaucinihilipilificated
floccinaucinihilipilificates
floccinaucinihilipilificating
floccinaucinihilipilification
floccing
floccose
floccose chanterelle
flocculable
flocculant
flocculants

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