flocculent

 
Pronunciation: /ˈflɒkjʊl(ə)nt/

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