floc
/flɒk
/noun technical
A loosely clumped mass of fine particles.PAM is a water-soluble polymer that clumps the fine, suspended particles typical of swine manure into larger particles, or flocs....
- Microsand particles and polymer are added to the floc in the same tank.
- Because of the difficulties of moving the floc, emptying the tanks could take up to six months.
Origin
1920s: abbreviation of flocculus.
Rhymes
- any moment (or at any moment)
- anymore
- any more (also anymore)
- any number of
- any old
- any old how
- anyone
- anyone's game
- any other business
- anyplace
- any port in a storm
- any road (up)
- anything
- anything but
- anything like ——
- anytime
- any time (also anytime)
- any time (or day or minute etc.) now
- Anytown
- anyway
- any way (or however) you slice it
- anyways
- anywhere
- anywhere near
- anywheres