Definition of Flocculate. Meaning of Flocculate. Synonyms of Flocculate

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Definition of Flocculate

Flocculate
Flocculate Floc"cu*late, v. t. To convert into floccules or flocculent aggregates; to make granular or crumbly; as, the flocculating of a soil improves its mechanical condition. When applied to clay soils it [lime] binds the small particles together, or flocculates them. --I. P. Roberts.
Flocculate
Flocculate Floc"cu*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flocculated; p. pr. & vb. n. Flocculating.] (Geol.) To aggregate into small lumps.
Flocculate
Flocculate Floc"cu*late, a. (Zo["o]l.) Furnished with tufts of curly hairs, as some insects.

Meaning of Flocculate from wikipedia

- During the renneting of milk the micelles can approach one another and flocculate, a process that involves hydrolysis of molecules and macropeptides. Flocculation...
- attractive forces may exceed this repulsion and the dispersion may break and flocculate. So, colloids with high zeta potential (negative or positive) are electrically...
- of low pH and high temperature denatures the protein and causes it to flocculate, forming a fine curd. Once cooled, it is separated by p****ing the liquid...
- the suspension in orange juice is not stable, the cloud particles can flocculate which causes the suspension to physically decompose. The cloud can break...
- important component of drilling fluids in well drilling. It is used to flocculate and increase the density of the drilling fluid to overcome high downwell...
- flocculate (stick to each other) during settling. Example: sand and grit material Type 2 sedimentation is characterized by particles that flocculate during...
- process more Al- or Fe-ions bind to the organic compounds, the complex can flocculate as the solubility of it decreases with increasing metal to carbon ratio...
- cask ales are available which are not fined using isingl****. The finings flocculate the live yeast in the beer into a jelly-like m****, which settles to the...
- water, gases via biotic and abiotic processes causes those particles to flocculate (stick together) to form aggregates or peds. Where these aggregates can...
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