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单词 flocculate
释义 floc·cu·late
I. \-lə̇t, -ˌlāt\ adjective
Etymology: Late Latin flocculus + English -ate (adjective suffix)
: bearing small tufts of hairs — often used postpositively
 < a heavy-bodied bee with the dorsum of the thorax flocculate >
II. \-ˌlāt\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: New Latin flocculus + English -ate (v. suffix)
transitive verb
: to cause to aggregate or coalesce into small lumps or loose clusters or into a flocculent mass or deposit
 < calcium ion tends to flocculate clays >
 < essential to avoid flocculating the pulp fibers in early stages of paper manufacture >
— compare coagulate
intransitive verb
: to aggregate or coalesce into small lumps or loose clusters or into a flocculent mass or deposit
 < certain clays flocculate readily >
 < the bacteria of a hay infusion tend to flocculate with their products into a thick zooglea >
III. \-_lə̇t, -ˌlāt\ noun
(-s)
: something that has flocculated : a flocculent particle or mass : floc
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