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deflocculate, v.|diːˈflɒkjʊleɪt|
[f. de- II. 1 + flocculate v.]
trans. and intr. To undergo, or to cause to undergo, deflocculation. So deˈflocculated ppl. a.; deˈflocculating vbl. n. and ppl. adj.
1907Sci. Amer. 11 May 387 In the deflocculated condition..graphite has a condition of fineness far beyond [etc.]. 1909Webster, Deflocculate v.i. 1940Geogr. Jrnl. XCV. 67 The distinct turbidity of the White Nile was no doubt related to the deflocculating effect of its slightly alkaline water in contrast with that of the Blue Nile. 1956Sci. News XL. 66 Dispersions of clays in water..brought about by deflocculating agents..are very sensitive to the addition of electrolytes. 1957Encycl. Brit. X. 645/2 A soft, unctuous form results on treating carbon with ash or silica in special furnaces, and this gives the so-called ‘deflocculated’ variety [of graphite] when treated with gallotannic acid. 1963D. W. & E. E. Humphries tr. Termier's Erosion & Sedimentation xi. 225 The marl is deflocculated and hydrolysis of the alumino-silicates occurs. |