to prevent flocculation of (a colloid or suspension)
Derived forms
deflocculant (deˈfloccuˌlant)
noun
deflocculation (deˌfloccuˈlation)
noun
deflocculate in American English
(diˈflɑkjəˌleit)
transitive verbWord forms: -lated, -lating
Physical Chemistry
to reduce from a flocculent state by dispersing the flocculated particles
Derived forms
deflocculation
noun
Word origin
[1905–10; de- + flocculate]This word is first recorded in the period 1905–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Expressionism, jazz, revolving door, stabilizer, white listde- is a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin (decide); also used to indicate privation, removal, and separation (dehumidify), negation (demerit; derange), descent (degrade; deduce), reversal (detract), or intensity (decompound)