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to floc

to floc

9.9
To form small clumps in water so particles settle
  • verb
  • /flɒk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : flocular
  • As the wastewater circulated, the chemicals caused the particles to floc together, forming larger clumps.

Examples

  • The scientists decided to floc the algae in the water to make it easier to remove.

  • To improve the clarity of the liquid, they added a flocculant to help floc the impurities out.

  • The rain-tank operators had instructions to floc the water any time the filter papers showed anomalous activity.

    Academic text (1996)

Synonyms

to flocculate
vsto floc
  • Specialized
1 9.9

To form small clumps from tiny particles in a liquid

is the same in meaning but is the shorter simpler form

How Clumped

to floc
  • Specialized
9.9
to cluster
41 3.5
to gather
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

floc infinitive
flocced past
flocced past participle
floccing present participle
flocs third person singular

Etymology

Floc as a verb comes from the same Latin floccus, 'tuft', and it means to make particles join into little clumps, like bits of wool gathering together in a liquid. So to floc something is to cause those tiny clumps to form so they can sink or be removed.