flocculent
pronunciation
How to pronounce flocculent in British English:
UK ['flɒkjʊlənt]
How to pronounce flocculent in American English:
US ['flɒkjələnt]
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- Adjective:
- having a fluffy character or appearance
Word Origin
- flocculent (adj.)
- "resembling wool, fleecy," 1800, from Latin floccus "lock of hair, flock of wool" (see flock (n.2)) + -ulent. Related: Flocculence.
Example
- 1. Study on the spectrum of the flocculent conformation of polymer ferric sulfate flocculants .
- 2. Progress on development and application of coagulants and flocculent in water and .
- 3. Leaflet blades flocculent along midvein abaxially , otherwise glabrous , oil glands only at margin .
- 4. Flash point the temperature at which a flocculent collection of wax crystals first appears when a solution of freon in oil is cooled under prescribed conditions .
- 5. No aid is destruction , also is the cornerstone of strong desire for survival that I thought tender as flocculent , also makes my life a rock-solid .