- flocculate⇄flocculate, verb, -lated,-lating,noun.
- flocculate⇄noun a flocculated formation or mass.
- flocculate⇄v.t., v.i. to form into flocculent masses; form compound masses of particles, such as a cloud or a chemical precipitate.
Ex. Humus, mixed with the mineral parts of the soil, causes the finer particles to flocculate (Fred W. Emerson).