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floc·cu·late

 (flŏk′yə-lāt′)
v. floc·cu·lat·ed, floc·cu·lat·ing, floc·cu·lates
v.tr.
1. To cause (individual particles of clay) to aggregate into clotlike masses or precipitate into small lumps.
2. To cause (clouds) to form fluffy masses.
v.intr.
To form lumpy or fluffy masses.

floc′cu·la′tion n.
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flocculate

(ˈflɒkjʊˌleɪt)
vb
(Chemistry) to form or be formed into an aggregated flocculent mass
ˌfloccuˈlation n
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floc•cu•late

(ˈflɒk yəˌleɪt)

v. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. v.t.
1. to form into flocculent masses.
v.i.
2. to form flocculent masses, as a cloud or a precipitate.
[1820–30]
floc`cu•la′tion, n.
floc′cu•la`tor, n.
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flocculate


Past participle: flocculated
Gerund: flocculating

Imperative
flocculate
flocculate
Present
I flocculate
you flocculate
he/she/it flocculates
we flocculate
you flocculate
they flocculate
Preterite
I flocculated
you flocculated
he/she/it flocculated
we flocculated
you flocculated
they flocculated
Present Continuous
I am flocculating
you are flocculating
he/she/it is flocculating
we are flocculating
you are flocculating
they are flocculating
Present Perfect
I have flocculated
you have flocculated
he/she/it has flocculated
we have flocculated
you have flocculated
they have flocculated
Past Continuous
I was flocculating
you were flocculating
he/she/it was flocculating
we were flocculating
you were flocculating
they were flocculating
Past Perfect
I had flocculated
you had flocculated
he/she/it had flocculated
we had flocculated
you had flocculated
they had flocculated
Future
I will flocculate
you will flocculate
he/she/it will flocculate
we will flocculate
you will flocculate
they will flocculate
Future Perfect
I will have flocculated
you will have flocculated
he/she/it will have flocculated
we will have flocculated
you will have flocculated
they will have flocculated
Future Continuous
I will be flocculating
you will be flocculating
he/she/it will be flocculating
we will be flocculating
you will be flocculating
they will be flocculating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been flocculating
you have been flocculating
he/she/it has been flocculating
we have been flocculating
you have been flocculating
they have been flocculating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been flocculating
you will have been flocculating
he/she/it will have been flocculating
we will have been flocculating
you will have been flocculating
they will have been flocculating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been flocculating
you had been flocculating
he/she/it had been flocculating
we had been flocculating
you had been flocculating
they had been flocculating
Conditional
I would flocculate
you would flocculate
he/she/it would flocculate
we would flocculate
you would flocculate
they would flocculate
Past Conditional
I would have flocculated
you would have flocculated
he/she/it would have flocculated
we would have flocculated
you would have flocculated
they would have flocculated
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.flocculate - form into an aggregated lumpy or fluffy mass; "the protoplasms flocculated"
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
2.flocculate - cause to become a fluffy or lumpy aggregate; "The chemist flocculated the suspended material"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
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The main pigments were phthalo blue and Ti[O.sub.2] and our actions always seemed to cause one of them to flocculate and allowed the other one to come to the surface.
Pigment particles in general and iron oxides in particular have such small particle size and resulting large surface area that the particles have an affinity to each other and tend to flocculate when a dispersion is not adequately stabilized.
Polymer containing composites and membranes coagulate and flocculate these impurities (Bratby, 2006).
Similarly, Marchuk and Rengasamy (2012) reported a highly significant linear correlation between CROSSf and the salt concentration (expressed conventionally as electrical conductivity) required to flocculate three Australian soils.
It is characterised by cross linking capabilities that, when activated according to Sorbwater's process, instantly and irreversibly flocculate pollution in water to large, easy separable super-strong flocks.
This causes the colorant pigment to flocculate, causing poor colorant acceptance.
The objectives of this study were (i) to investigate the mechanisms of PAM adsorption and desorption by pure kaolinitc and montmorillonite specimens as well as the ability of PAMs to flocculate the two clays, and (ii) to further test and evaluate the ability of PAMs to clarify and flocculate clay suspensions of four natural subsoils having distinct clay mineralogy.
It is likewise considered good practice either to convert other soluble pollutants to settleable biosolids or to flocculate them chemically.
Addition of lime to most clay soils can help "flocculate" the almost microscopic soil particles into aggregate clumps, resulting in a looser, more open soil structure with better air and water penetration.
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