单词 | flocculent |
释义 | flocculent[ flok-yuh-luhnt ] / ˈflɒk yə lənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR flocculent ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivelike a clump or tuft of wool. covered with a soft, woolly substance. consisting of or containing loose woolly masses. flocky. Chemistry. consisting of flocs and floccules. Origin of flocculentFirst recorded in 1790–1800; flocc(us) + -ulent OTHER WORDS FROM flocculentfloc·cu·lence, floc·cu·len·cy, nounfloc·cu·lent·ly, adverbWords nearby flocculentfloccular, flocculate, flocculation, flocculation reaction, floccule, flocculent, flocculent precipitate, flocculus, floccus, flock, flockbed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flocculentBritish Dictionary definitions for flocculentflocculent / (ˈflɒkjʊlənt) / adjectivelike wool; fleecy chem aggregated in woolly cloudlike massesa flocculent precipitate biology covered with tufts or flakes of a waxy or wool-like substance Derived forms of flocculentflocculence or flocculency, nounflocculently, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for flocculentflocculent [ flŏk′yə-lənt ] adj.Having a fluffy or wooly appearance. Containing numerous shreds or fluffy particles of grayish or white mucus or other material. Used of a fluid such as urine. Of or being a fluid bacterial culture in which there are numerous colonies either floating in the fluid medium or loosely deposited at the bottom. Having a soft waxy or wool-like covering, as of certain insects. Other words from flocculentfloc′cu•lence n.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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