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flocculent

Pronunciation: /ˈflɒkjʊl(ə)nt/
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 precipitate

Derivatives

flocculence

noun

Origin:

early 19th century: from Latin floccus 'tuft of wool' + -ulent

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