flocculate

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A mass that has suffered flocculation.
动词 v.
  1. To collect (suspended particles, sediment, etc.) into loose, fluffy aggregations resembling tufts of wool. ambitransitive
    — When applied to clay soils it [lime] binds the small particles together, or flocculates them.
形容词 adj.
  1. Having flock form or forms. not-comparable

词形变化

flocculates present,singular,third-person flocculating participle,present flocculated participle,past flocculated past flocculates plural

词源

词源 1
Scientific internationalism; from Latin flocculus + -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3), diminutive of floccus (“a lock, tuft”).
词源 2
Scientific internationalism; from Latin flocculus + -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3), diminutive of floccus (“a lock, tuft”).
词源 3
Scientific internationalism; from Latin flocculus + -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3), diminutive of floccus (“a lock, tuft”).
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