flocculent Syllabification: (floc·cu·lent)Pronunciation: /ˈfläkyələnt/Definition of flocculent adjective having or resembling tufts of wool:the first snows of winter lay thick and flocculent having a loosely clumped texture:a brown flocculent precipitateDerivatives flocculence noun Origin: early 19th century: from Latin floccus 'tuft of wool' + -ulentflocculent in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of flocculent in the British & World English dictionary
