flocculate

 
Pronunciation: /ˈflɒkjʊleɪt/

verb

technical
  • form or cause to form into small clumps or masses: [no object]: it tends to flocculate in high salinities [with object]: both units contain magnets that are claimed to flocculate algae

Derivatives

flocculation

Pronunciation: /-ˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

Origin:

late 19th century: from modern Latin flocculus 'floccule' + -ate3